i liked the story and its options, i didnt like that almost no backtracking is possible.
if you leave the game and load back in, you lose at least 10 minutes. for someone who likes to try every option in a game, like me, its very annoying. would help if you could skip more than a sentence at once
tried playing on the steamdeck with multiple proton versions, but it soon dropped to 0-1 FPS and wasnt playable with any proton version i tried.
This is not a game you play for action; this is a game you play to feel something profound, beautiful, and terrifying. The Invincible is a masterpiece of hard science fiction atmosphere, delivering a sense of cosmic awe and dread I haven't experienced since first stepping into the ruins of Rapture.
The Atompunk Aesthetic and Isolation
The game is built around a gorgeous Atompunk retro-future aesthetic. Every piece of equipment—from the chunky analog tools you hold in your hands to the massive rover—feels physically real and operates with satisfying, tactile clunks and whirs. This is not sleek, clean sci-fi; it's the beautiful, optimistic future envisioned in 1960s Polish literature, and it is meticulously realized.
This setting amplifies the feeling of isolation. You are stranded on Regis III with nothing but your analog gear and the unsettling, often tense voice of your Astrogator in your ear. The way the narrative is delivered through radio contact and visual discovery perfectly mirrors the feeling of piecing together a broken history in a beautiful, uninhabitable world, much like the best moments of BioShock.
The Uncanny Planet
Regis III is the true star. The lighting, the sheer scale of the landscape, and the alien phenomena are consistently breathtaking and deeply uncanny. The developers nailed that specific sensation of finding something that looks vaguely familiar—like the strange caves, the bizarre mineral formations, or even those unsettling "fish elements"—but that is governed by logic completely beyond human comprehension. It’s a slow-burn philosophical horror where the planet itself is the antagonist.
If you value story, world-building, and atmosphere over twitch combat, and if you want to explore a uniquely realized retro-future that will genuinely make you question humanity's place in the universe, get this game. It is a vital and unforgettable narrative experience.
