Developer: Jump Over The Age
Release Date: January 31, 2025
Reviewed On: PC
Review
Audio clip from podcast Episode 173.
Pros:
✅ Engaging tabletop-style strategy with thoughtful decision-making.
✅ Dynamic day cycle and timed emergency events add tension.
✅ Immersive atmosphere with ambient soundscapes and a minimal yet powerful soundtrack.
✅ Unique characters with rich design and world-building.
✅ Small thematic details, like broken dice, enhance immersion.
Cons:
❌ Lacking tutorial and uneven character screen time hinder engagement.
❌ Gameplay becomes repetitive and overly easy in the late game.
❌ Basic environments and an anticlimactic ending diminish immersion.
❌ Crew mechanics feel underutilized for most of the game.
❌ Bugs, like missing dice, can disrupt gameplay.