The Message from Deep Space

Incredibly fun puzzles, and had me tearing up by the end.

super fun math-based puzzle game, really made me think about what the aliens wanted me to say. good game.

i've been tricked into doing stoichiometry but it was worth it

it's a game made for a certain type of person (me)

One of the most unique and creative games I've played. Thoroughly enjoyed the first few hours, though it slowly became less and less enjoyable for me. I really enjoyed the constant quality of life enhancements that occurred throughout the early game, but that also lead to me not liking the later parts of the game. It's quite strange, since during the early parts, you get an "upgrade" every 20 minutes or so. Then all of a sudden, there's 0 upgrades for the rest of the game. I enjoyed the dialogue at the start, but eventually the constant interruptions became annoying, so I disabled it. I'm ~90% of the way through and I don't think I'm going to finish it. I really enjoyed the math/science portions of the game, but as it got to more abstract concepts, my confidence it some of the terms slowly started dwindling. As this built up, it became incredibly frustrating to figure out what was going on. Referencing past transmissions is miserable due to the lack of any "upgrades" later on in the game. Some things that I think would improve the later parts of the game: * Way of viewing all transmissions an entry is used in (without scrolling through 100's of them...) * Clicking a word to open…

A game that makes you feel simultaneously both smart as hell and dumb as rocks. If you didn't pay attention in high school, you might have a hard time. I've seen some other reviews noting that the game can get tedious near the 800 message mark and beyond, and I am inclined to agree. I had to look up an answer online for about 5 total messages, most of which I thought "THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY" when I saw them. That being said, those minor annoyances were a drop in the bucket compared to the vast majority of really fun puzzle solving for the rest of the time. I highly recommend this game. My only regret is that I can only truly experience it once.