Okay so you’re a criminal who’s in space prison for a very long time and the way you reduce your sentence is by solving a space mystery. But honestly that’s just a framing device for what is essentially a horror/puzzle game with an interesting mechanic.

You start every level “blind”, in that the screen is almost completely black, and you see the world around you by firing your LiDAR Gun at your environment which covers it in white or coloured dots, depending on the function of the thing you’re aiming at. It’s surprisingly not as disorienting or sickness inducing as you would expect.

The atmosphere is extremely claustrophobic à la Iron Lung or Capsule, limited visual input means you hear every single little sound the environment makes which makes for an incredibly unnerving experience.

What drags the game down is the latter stages, long treks across the environment following a yellow cable or daisy-chaining wires while avoiding turrets does not increase tension; rather it settles you down into a boredom that is never really broken. Oh and there’s chase sequences later on that really do not flatter the methodical approach this game forces on you from the start.

Reviewed on Feb 22, 2024


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