Titan Station

Nicht dass was man erwartet aber definitiv einen kurzen Ausflug wert.

After eyeing it for some time, I finally decied to give Titan Station a chance. It's a walking sim where you play as David, a blue collar worker who is heavily in debt to various loan sharks and therefor takes a job as a technician on Titan Station, a space station orbiting the Jupiter moon of Titan. The regular crew is missing and David is directed by the station manager to do various tasks only to be drawn in to an increasingly complicated plot about a rogue AI and the usual existential questions that any self-respecting walking sim throws at you instead of, you know, more interactive gameplay. Titan Station does have some (easy) puzzles to handle but besides that it's walking and talking with the help of a, well, walkie-talkie. A game with such meager offerings regarding gameplay needs to absolutely nail the story, presentation and overall ambience to compensate and Titan Station manages mostly: the retro sci-fi setting works great and the game is visually impressive when you consider it's a one man creation. The voice acting isn't too great though: the actors do a good job but sadly, the delivery of their lines aren't always in harmony with the plot - although the story leans increasingly on horror-esque themes that would rationally make David terrified and in a panic, his mood seems to swing wildly with some lines being told with a relaxed confidence that isn't exactly fitting an isolated man going through a personal crisis while also fearing for his life. All in all, I enjoyed Titan Station and while not being perfect, it's worth a playthrough!

I enjoyed it. Recommended