60s hard sci-fi walking sim
There is practically no action, it's slow, there's a lot of talking and pondering and it is the best hard sci-fi game that I've played(I was born in 84, to give you the idea of my age)
I'm certain my teenage son would hate it and most younger players will hate it as well. This is not about epic, action or crazy twists. You learn what's going on through methodical study of your surroundings and uhh some other stuff, tho if you've read the book there will be no surprises.
Some people complained that it's hard to figure out where to go and which rocks and ledges are interactive. I have not run into that problem. The path forward is always obvious in my experience and the game itself is very linear. It's really not much of a game overall, more like an interactive experience, but a great interactive experience
Also I should mention that I've always hated walking simulators and haven't played any of them for longer than an hour, I just get bored. This one though is different.
Visually it's alright. It's not cutting edge graphics. There's no ray tracing or gi, or any of that fancy stuff. There's DLSS/FRS and some settings. I hit 4k/144 easily, but I don't count, since I got a 4090. However, it's extremely atmospheric and visuals do a great job portraying this alien world.
So, to sum up. If you like 60's eastern block sci-fi(Lem, Strugatskis etc) you will probably enjoy this game. If you've actually read the book, you will enjoy seeing the world of Regis III come to life, but there will be no big surprises for you. If you're looking to noscope mobs, parkour over the rocks and collect tons of loot, this is not the game for you