Murder on Space Station 52

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Posted on: September 27, 2024

ArtistTempy

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Games: 116 Reviews: 13

Sigh.. potential but major story issues

I had this game wish listed for some time as the Demo wasn't bad, though short, and there was alot of potential.. sadly, the game doesn't deliver. While it's mostly a so-so game, puzzles are mostly pretty logically but some are.. a bit out there as they aren't 100% stupid, so just tricky and some pretty weird really compared to others. The main problem comes from the story. It sets up this murder mystery but does very little with it. It has this board of suspects which gives you some 'motives' or more details on the characters but often this is before you seam to have learn this, and even then, you can't really gain much information and use it to work stuff out. In fact, you barely talk to anyone for more then a few moments so you don't really get to know anyone and thus any part of 'figure out who did it' is basically stripped from the game's story. The story also appears to hint at stuff which nothing gets done with and when it does do something with some of it (like the characters back story) it doesn't really make sense.. Without spoilers, right at the start you find out you are in a suit because you had an accident and you are soo messed up that you can't survive without it.. well, when you find out more it's meant to be a bit of shock and add some weight when it's revealed but.. well, it's pretty much what it told you it was like right at the start.. A bit more story and character would have really gone along with to give some value to this reveal. Also, when they reveal the motive for the killer? very weak. I know how in real life, Murder is often done for stupid reasons, but there is little real motive, mostly because yet again, the story is soo sparse and you haven't really interactive with the character so there is just nothing really there to bring a full story to a conclusion. Really, it's a nice enough game and not even priced, the odd little bug which isn't really to worry about but the story needs alot of work to flesh it out into a full game.

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Posted on: December 5, 2024

FortyGallonTophat

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Games: 170 Reviews: 27

A fun little point & click

First off: thank you for including a demo, I likely would not have bought this without one. Linux: ran without issue This was a fun little game with decent writing. They do a great job of capturing the mood of good noir. There was only one puzzle (the drunk guy) where even after looking up the answer I still couldn't figure out. The ending was kind of a mess, but I enjoyed getting to that point. Well worth the $10 I paid for it. Grade: B

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Posted on: July 23, 2025

Toby_Archbolt

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Games: 201 Reviews: 1

The "Meh" Killer

Murder mystery adventure game! The game has beautiful artwork, soundtrack, and atmosphere. However, the characters' stories could have been developed more as you barely get to know them. Quite important since you have to deduce who the murderer is based on the characters' stories, clues, and potential motives. However, these remain underdeveloped even for the most important characters such as the real killer.

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Posted on: October 12, 2025

mdqp

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Games: 1941 Reviews: 70

Too Dull, Doll

Disclaimer: I didn't finish the game. The opening of Murder on Space Station 52 is promising: you get some atmosphere (pseudo-noir in a sci-fi setting? Why not!) some intrigue, and a set of mostly simple and logical puzzles to pursue. This is also where the demo originally ended, and where the problems begin, in my opinion. As a point & click adventure, you'd expect the story to have more impetus, but it's actually not that strong. There is a murder (we find the body in the first chapter), the local authorities don't seem interested in making an accurate investigation, so we step up (it's a bit weird, as we are just an engineer, but there are some hints at us being familiar with this sort of stuff as well). The problem is that the game does a poor job of making the protagonist sound invested in this: the stakes aren't personal, the lines he speak don't give him a sense of urgency (neither does the voice acting) and there is no rationalization as to why we are jumping head first into this mess. If that wasn't enough, the puzzles immediately become more absurd (with arbitrary obstacles and setbacks to overcome, most with little to do with the murder), and the humour doesn't keep up with the absurdity (the writing seems to flip-flop between absurd and serious without enough grace to carry either). I just about had it when we start chasing a shadow in the fog during a cutscene for NO REASON (other than to advance the plot, obviously). If this is the type of contrivances required to keep this plot going, I'd rather stop here before investing any more of my time. The game was quite frankly boring, which sapped my goodwill from the demo and my desire to play rather quickly. The puzzles are weird because of the setting and the kind of items you are showered with (plus they often rely on obtuse UIs). The items themselves, however, seem to fit this alien setting, depriving them of the ability to truly amuse you as you cook up the next bizarre solution to a problem. Maybe the game suddenly improves later on, but I have no desire to stick with it long enough for that to possibly happen. The visuals seem to be the most interesting part of the game, and for that we have screenshots and youtube playthroughs.

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