ASA: A Space Adventure - Remastered Edition

It's a game, and it has puzzles (technically)--but I think it really needs at least a *few* more similarities to be called "like Myst." The interface is frustratingly clunky, and the perspective is so warped that it's very hard to tell where you are and where you're going. The grainy and "glitchy" graphics make the game feel like a fever dream, especially combined with the powerlessness of the cut scenes. The game wants you to care deeply about a cube, but other than some really strange rambling after the fact, gives you no reason to care so much about it. Together with the slow and rambling audio files and ineffectual plot, the game is extremely boring. It's extremely difficult even to try to simply focus on the puzzles because the interface is so terrible. All in all, a deeply frustrating game I didn't even want to keep playing.

After playing Myha and enjoying it, I decided to do a complete playthrough of Black Cube series. ASA is the first game in the franchise, which consists of 4 main games + 1 free prequel. The game (and series in general) centers around a mysterious black cube that floats in space and possesses hypnotic powers. Our nameless astronaut is drawn to the cube and finds himself in a spaceship called Ark. The minute he steps into the ship the cube is stolen from him by another astronaut and he becomes trapped inside the Ark. Our hero needs to solve the riddles of the Ark and retrieve the cube to get back to his homeworld. Positive: - Puzzles are the most important element in this genre and they are well done in this game (with a tiny exception I will mention in the negative part). There is a very nice dose of variety; deciphering number systems, hacking into computers, geometry puzzles, searching clues in diaries etc. The pacing of difficulty is also well done, initial puzzles are easy without becoming boring and the later puzzles are difficult without being frustrating, It is clear that developer played many Myst-like games and learned what works and do not work in this genre. - Sci-Fi e…

ASA: A Space Adventure - Remastered Edition is a deliberate and atmospheric science-fiction adventure that proudly carries the DNA of classic exploration puzzle games while refining its presentation for a modern audience. Developed and published by Simon Says: Play!, the remastered edition revisits the original vision with improved visuals, technical stability, and a more polished interface, while remaining faithful to its slow, thoughtful pacing. Rather than chasing contemporary trends, the game embraces introspection, mystery, and environmental storytelling, appealing to players who value immersion and intellectual challenge over action. The premise is simple yet evocative. Set in the year 2057, you assume the role of an astronaut whose routine mission takes a surreal turn after encountering a mysterious black cube drifting in space. This encounter pulls you away from familiarity and deposits you aboard a colossal alien construct known as the Ark. From that moment onward, the game is defined by curiosity and disorientation, as you explore an immense, silent vessel filled with unfamiliar technology and cryptic remnants of past inhabitants. The absence of immediate answers establi…

The interface and movement distance are horrible. Half the time I didn't know where I was.

Good game. If you can sustain the ancient gameplay mechanics and sometimes bugs interfering in the progression, it is a nice puzzle game. One thing that I found tricky: [spoiler] When the monolith escalate in the maintenance, there is no access to the other rooms like the control room where there is an element helping to solve the metal door. I would not have found if I had not read a soluce. [/spoiler]

It's a nice myst-like space puzzle game. Pros: - story is decent and original - nice graphics - it has voice acting, so it's not all text Cons: - the controls and how you move through the environment is pretty painful and takes a lot of effort - some puzzles can be hard