I found this game the other day while looking for new games that i could play on my macbook without toasting my lap, and it turned out to be the most pleasant of finds. The setting of the game is on an alien planet and underwater on top of that. With vast areas to explore, hazards and researching alien life forms, and all of that in a minimalistic top down 2D perspective of a radar, this game makes your brain envision the additional details for you, kinda like the old NES games used to. And the more imaginative your mind is, the richer the game will become for you. Every species is meticulously described in the process of research, with plenty to read. You’ll be collecting additional bio-materials if you want to complete your research on each of the life forms you discover. The story that unfolds alongside all that is intriguing, and the whole journey will last you for about 7 hours, plus an additional hour to complete 100% of all research if you are into that. I found the end to be quite abrupt and it just screams for a continuation. There’s just too many questions left unanswered, too many elements left unused and huge question marks over some characters’ fates in general. Either that or i was overthinking and craving for more story developments. The UI itself also boldly suggests that there should be more to it than what the game currently provides. Fingers crossed for them to give us a part 2 sometime soon. Speaking of the UI, it’s just so polished and makes so much sense. I loved the interactions and the little animations and scanning stuff and descending into dark underwater places. The simplicity of it adds a lot of freedom in how you see and imagine things for yourself, and at the end of the day that is what i think this game is - a playground for the imagination.
