Info about Deadnaut: Signal Lost:

Official game description:
Deadnaut: Signal Lost is a sci-fi horror turn-based roguelike where loyalty isn't earned - it's installed. As the Handler, you'll remotely control a single Deadnaut, a treasure hunter navigating hazardous settlements, drifting derelicts, and confronting nightmarish creatures, haywire security systems, and dangerous fanatics. But remember: your Deadnaut is not your friend. Either gain their trust or pay them off.  
And if those don't work? There's always the failsafe on their puppeting software...  
*   5 playable suits - Security, Energy, Tech, Sensor and Labour - with expansive upgrade trees  
*   Procedurally generated levels varying from small scouts and massive, multi-deck cryoships to secluded outposts and spread-out settlements  
*   Atmospheric soundtrack and dynamic ambience - listening _will_ save your life  
*   Lightweight meta progression via collectible "Sigils" that impart powerful modifiers that change how you play  
*   Build trust between the Handler and Deadnaut, based on how well you do. Offer bribes if it gets low, or wipe their memory and puppet them instead  
*   Character creator where you can pick a suit, assign stats and import your own portraits  
*   Traditional roguelike (permadeath, exploration and replayability) with "on-the-run" progression in the spirit of FTL and Slay the Spire
The cosmos is tearing itself apart. Wrecks are full of horrible, interdimensional creatures, the dead roam surfaces of moons, and you’re being hunted by technically advanced soldiers. Experience the world of Deadnaut up close.  
Keep your Deadnaut loyal or force compliance. Pay them off or turn them into a mindless space golem if necessary, but remember: _everything comes at a price._  
Select from five exosuits, each with dozens of unique skills and abilities. Customise your Deadnaut with weapons, sensors, shields, cloaks and hack tools. Choose from the heavy-duty Labour suit, the ghostly Sensor suit, or the gravity-bending Energy suit, or other playstyles to match your preferences.  
Encounter dozens of enemy types, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Avoid – or exploit – the security system in each level, from the Watchers that roam ships to the malfunctioning security Towers and Sentinels that guard settlements. Stay one step ahead of the Benefactors, advanced supersoldiers in relentless pursuit, determined to stop you from reaching the Rip's source.  
Develop your Deadnaut and maximise their potential by discovering powerful synergies among 180+ upgrades, and tailor your weapons and gear to face the challenges that await you. Get started with a premade Deadnaut or create your own unique character. Adjust their stats and even import your own photo to truly make your Deadnaut your own.

Release date: Mar 28, 2023

Categories: Roguelike, Turn-based, Sci-fi Horror, Tactical Combat, Stealth Gameplay, Resource Management, Character Progression, Permadeath


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Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $9.99 - $19.99
  - Reasoning: The reviews consistently describe the game as fairly priced and suitable for its price point, while praising replayability and quality-of-life improvements. No reviewer suggests the base game is overpriced, so the community sentiment supports a modest indie price range rather than a premium one.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 10.0h
  - Story completion: N/A
  - Session length: 3.0h
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The only explicit completion figure is about 10 hours, so gameCompletion is set to 10. No review provides a separate story-only completion time or an endgame playtime, so storyCompletion and endgame are null. Session length is supported by reports that a typical run can range from minutes to a few hours and that the game works well for shorter sessions; I use 3 hours as the upper end of a longer typical run rather than an exact average.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: Players often find the game immediately atmospheric and addictive, but the appeal fades as repetition, tedium, and clunky mechanics set in.
  - Stance: Fun then drops
  - Anchor: N/A
  - Time to anchor: N/A
  - Friction: Repetitive missions and exploration; Tedious outpost stealth and walking sections; Slow, repetitive roguelike structure with permadeath; Tool-slot limits restrict fun options; Difficulty swings between too easy and too difficult; Repeated ability activation feels repetitive
  - Unlock drivers: N/A
  - Conditions: Tolerance for slow, repetitive roguelike structure and permadeath; Tolerance for outpost stealth and walking sections; Preference for horizontal ability unlocks over vertical stat progression; Difficulty needs to avoid swings between too easy and too difficult; Willingness to learn the strategic play rewarded after the learning curve
- Player Archetypes:
  - Cautious Tactical Puzzle-Solver (buy)
    - Motivation: Tactical problem-solving and mastery of cautious mission runs.
    - Playstyle: Deliberate turn-based stealth and combat, avoiding unnecessary risk and planning each move.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: N/A
    - Reference games: Into the Breach; Deadnaught
  - Build-Specializing Roguelike Tinkerer (buy)
    - Motivation: Build experimentation and finding a favored role within roguelike runs.
    - Playstyle: Specializes into combat, stealth and information, or tech and deployable builds per run.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: N/A
    - Reference games: N/A
  - Sci-Fi Salvage Immersionist (buy)
    - Motivation: Immersion in a sci-fi salvage operation and projecting a story onto abstract units.
    - Playstyle: Atmosphere-focused play that interprets minimalist dots as a narrative salvage mission.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: N/A
    - Reference games: Aliens 2
  - Meta-Progression Roguelike Veteran (no buy)
    - Motivation: Persistent progression and familiar roguelike reward loops between runs.
    - Playstyle: Evaluates runs through traditional roguelike structure and long-term meta-progression.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: no buy
    - Labels: N/A
    - Reference games: N/A


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Exceptional Atmosphere (weight 0.97): Players consistently praise the game's fantastically atmospheric, immersive, and tense environment, enhanced by its gritty sci-fi horror setting. The minimalist visuals and diegetic interface deepen the sense of isolation and suspense.
- Tense Roguelike Gameplay (weight 0.8): The shift to single-character turn-based control is a major improvement, offering more control and strategic depth. The gameplay is punishing but rewarding, with careful planning and risk/reward decisions keeping players on edge.
- High Replayability and Customization (weight 0.66): The game offers great replayability with independent runs, random skill trees, and multiple playstyles that dramatically change gameplay. Suit choices, equipment, and upgrades provide plenty of ways to play.
- Deep Strategic Mechanics (weight 0.58): Missions feel like puzzles requiring careful consideration, with rich layering of strategy and ways to turn obstacles and enemies against each other. Enemy categories are designed to work together thematically, and abilities feel impactful.
- Outstanding Sound Design (weight 0.49): The sound design is repeatedly highlighted as incredible, integral to immersion, and informative, with audio cues used to detect enemies and convey critical information. Muffled SFX and enemy chatter enhance the horror and tension.
- Innovative Diegetic Interface (weight 0.41): The diegetic HUD and tactile console interface are highly immersive, with interactive gauges and buttons that react to in-game events like static and EMP sparks. The fake UI adds tension as it can be damaged and jammed.
- Minimalist Graphics Effective (weight 0.35): The minimalist graphics are simple but effective, fitting the setting and allowing the player's imagination to run wild. The visual style is clear and distinguishes between what the player sees and what the Deadnaut sees.
- High Fun Factor (weight 0.34): The game is described as fun, addictive, and enjoyable, with satisfying gameplay and a compelling loop. It works well for both long and short sessions.
- Strong Worldbuilding and Lore (weight 0.31): The game features interesting worldbuilding and an ambiguous lore that encourages connecting the dots. Story is revealed through notes and log entries, and mysterious elements make players want to learn more.
- Balanced Difficulty and Fairness (weight 0.27): The game offers a mostly fair difficulty ramp and rewards smart and strategic play. Mistakes are punished, but the challenge is engaging and encourages repeated attempts.
- Enjoyable Upgrade and Progression (weight 0.26): The upgrade system is generally much better, with loot feeling valuable because upgrades cannot be bought at any time. Progression focuses on learning how not to lose rather than carrying over concrete upgrades.
- Varied Mission and Map Design (weight 0.23): Planetary surface missions play differently from spaceship missions, and map sizes avoid becoming confusing mazes. Map hazards, settlement areas, and enemy variety add depth to each mission.
- Unique Survival Horror Experience (weight 0.19): The game offers an innovative take on survival horror and immersive sim design, reminiscent of old top-down turn-based exploration games. It is a unique space-horror roguelike that stands out.
- Polished UI and Controls (weight 0.14): The UI is very readable and highly polished, with smart hotkey assignments and the ability to rebind keys. The interface is tactile and enhances immersion.
- Immersive Audio-Visual Experience (weight 0.14): The combination of atmospheric graphics and sound creates a highly immersive experience. The aesthetic is enjoyable and the sound adds to stress and atmosphere.
- Engaging Risk-Reward Loop (weight 0.11): The risk versus reward mechanics are well done, with tension built around deciding when to push forward or retreat. The release from safely returning to the ship on 1 HP is exquisite.
- Stable Performance (weight 0.08): Players report no bugs or crashes, indicating a stable and polished experience.

Common complaints:
- Harsh difficulty and punishing damage (weight 0.28): Normal difficulty is very hard, with enemies being brutal and damage highly punishing. A single heat injection or an 80-damage cultist early on can end runs abruptly.
- Unclear stats and mechanics (weight 0.25): Feedback highlights a lack of numerical detail for upgrades, such as accuracy or elemental proc chances, and no damage popups. Mechanics like Watchers are poorly explained, and tooltips plus tutorials are insufficient.
- Repetitive and dull combat (weight 0.23): Combat frequently devolves into repetitive button mashing and becomes stale quickly. Encounters are too short for injections to matter, and many abilities and AOE maneuvers feel underwhelming.
- Weak upgrade and build variety (weight 0.22): Many players report that suit upgrades and skill trees feel mediocre or underpowered, with only a few viable options. Several subclasses and abilities are considered cumbersome or not worth using, reducing build diversity.
- Unfair enemy spawns and RNG (weight 0.2): Enemies often spawn very close around corners or in droves with little warning, and brutal RNG can surround or instantly kill the player. Overwhelming corridor spawns occur even with heavy weapons.
- Permanent loss and long runs (weight 0.19): Dying without a cloning station or pod forces a full restart, losing hours of progress, and runs take too long. The moment-to-moment gameplay does not grip enough to make retrying feel worthwhile.
- Frustrating Watcher and EMP mechanics (weight 0.19): Watchers are invisible and deal unavoidable damage without a hacking tool, but using one occupies a limited tool slot and requires repeated activation. The EMP and Watcher mechanics quickly become an annoyance.
- Low enemy and content variety (weight 0.19): Enemy variety is low compared to classic roguelikes, and there are fewer enemy and deadnaut types than expected. Many players also note a lack of enemy variety overall.
- Poor rogue-like implementation (weight 0.16): The game approaches rogue-like style poorly, lacking risk/reward systems and offering only risk. The safest strategy is to inch forward slowly and repeat reliable actions, which is easy and uninteresting.
- Weak and unreliable injectors (weight 0.15): Injectors are considered worthless against immune enemies, have too low a proc chance to be reliable, and fire spread often endangers the player. The 10% weakness chance compares poorly to enemies hitting 19 out of 20 times.
- UI and information clarity issues (weight 0.15): It is hard to tell if a room has been fully explored or which floor the player is on without opening the map. Mission bonuses are sometimes granted for things that cannot be utilized, and grammar issues are sprinkled around the UI.
- Missing quality-of-life features (weight 0.14): Players want a way to backlog a group of custom Deadnauts and a bank-like system to store cash for subsequent runs. There is also no way to leave mid-mission and pick things up later, and buying upgrades at any time is not possible.
- Boring outpost and stealth sections (weight 0.13): Outposts are described as walking simulators with searchlight-stealth elements that are tedious, and outdoor missions are run-ending even with shields. Large settlements with poison gas make traversal slow and inconvenient.
- Disappointing compared to first game (weight 0.12): Fans of the first part find the gameplay much worse and the experience disappointing. The relationships system from the first game was not well received, and this entry does not improve on it.
- Short and limited content (weight 0.12): The experience is described as a little short and lacking in substance once properly solved, with passive abilities requiring manual activation. The game has no clear hook to set it apart or give players a reason to keep going.
- Buggy ability and cooldown behavior (weight 0.11): Character creation points are sometimes subtracted instead of added back to the pool, and cooldown bonuses are occasionally added to the timer instead of subtracted. Weapon swapping deactivates active items, puts them on cooldown, and passes turns.
- Annoying AI and pathing bugs (weight 0.08): The Fragment subclass scanning drone sometimes tailgates and explodes randomly, damaging or killing the player, while holograms on outposts wander the map edge forever and prevent creating new ones.

Gameplay feedback:
- Turn-based roguelike structure (weight 0.63): Reviewers consistently describe the game as a traditional turn-based, grid-based roguelike with permadeath and run-based progression. Time advances only when the player acts, and runs reset from scratch after death.
- Single Deadnaut control (weight 0.34): Players control one Deadnaut rather than a squad, issuing turn-based commands to a single character. The controlled unit is represented as a colored dot or blip on a console-style interface.
- Tactical turn-based combat (weight 0.31): Combat is turn-based and tactical on a 2D plane, favoring ranged combat over melee. Melee attacks are performed by walking into enemies, and shotguns require reloading every turn.
- Remote console interface (weight 0.31): The player acts as a handler directing the Deadnaut remotely through a CRT-style console with gauges and buttons. The interface is diegetic, tactile, and can be jammed or damaged, ending runs if sufficiently harmed.
- Trust and puppet system (weight 0.3): The Deadnaut must trust the player's decisions, and poor missions can cause them to demand a bigger cut. When trust is lost, players can bribe them or wrench control of motor functions via puppet mode.
- Suit classes and playstyles (weight 0.28): Different suits determine playstyles, including soldier, EMP, tech, stealth, and labor classes, each with distinct abilities and skill trees. Filters and subclasses further customize starting equipment and loadouts.
- Traps and deployable turrets (weight 0.28): Players can use traps, subterfuge, and deployable turrets, including hologram deployables that wander the map. Hacker classes can place turrets dealing significant damage to tanky rover mechs.
- Lore and knowledge collection (weight 0.26): Lore snippets about enemy factions are collected during runs, and corpses can be found and pinged for knowledge currency. Story is delivered through logs found during play.
- Gear and blueprint looting (weight 0.25): Blueprints for new gear can be found, and inventory can be changed between missions with some exceptions. Next-mission rewards do not stack and are tied to the mission goal.
- Upgrade and skill trees (weight 0.25): The game features horizontal progression through new abilities, equipment, and skill trees rather than stat increases. Knowledge serves as currency to buy blueprints and invest in skills between runs.
- Enemy scanning and identification (weight 0.25): Enemies must be scanned to be identified, with multiple scan systems including heat-signature reading. Critical information about threats and environment is conveyed through sound cues and visual static.
- Difficulty and challenge curve (weight 0.24): Difficulty levels include easy, normal, and hardest, with punishing early levels before players understand survival. Skill levels up as the game gets progressively harder, and no hand-holding means strategies are learned through trial and error.
- Stealth and hacking tools (weight 0.22): Stealth and hacking mechanics are central, with hackers able to see and disable security systems. Non-hackers must gauge invisible watchers via static noise and wait in corridors.
- Mission structure and objectives (weight 0.22): Missions involve exploring rooms, completing objectives that trigger evacuation countdowns, and escaping before time expires. Maps are multi-floor spaceship mazes or outdoor surfaces with harsh weather.
- Watchers and security hazards (weight 0.19): Ships feature patrolling Watcher orbs that follow set routes and fire room-wide EMPs at the hub. Watchers can be countered with a Hacking Tool, and turrets can be planted as early warning systems.
- Abilities and build variety (weight 0.19): Upgrades are active abilities placed on a hotbar or inventory, and abilities reward clever use like door traps or overheating mechanical enemies. Build paths include gun expert, stealth and information expert, and tech wizard relying on deployables.
- Immersive sim and horror (weight 0.18): The game blends survival horror and immersive sim design, with the player hearing what the Deadnaut hears but not seeing what they see. Slow, considered survival gameplay unfolds on each ship.
- Cloning and revival stations (weight 0.18): Cloning stations can heal or revive the Deadnaut once per mission and prevent permanent death. Rebirth stations can be saved for later use.
- Randomized maps and hazards (weight 0.18): Levels are procedurally generated, including large settlements with poison gas and outposts with toxic atmospheres. Random hazards such as weather or broken thermal regulators add variety.
- Injections and status effects (weight 0.17): Players can use heat injections, stims, and elemental injections with proc effects like fire spread. Stims upgrades can remove almost all negative conditions, and injectors are used against enemies with immunity effects.

Performance notes:
- Stable performance on mid-range hardware (weight 0.04): One reviewer reported no bugs or crashes while running the game on an i5-13600k, 16GB RAM, RTX 3060 Ti, and Windows 10. This suggests the game can run stably on comparable mid-range configurations.

Recommendations:
- Positive general reception (weight 0.23): Many reviewers give a thumbs up and describe the game as very good or worth buying. Several strongly recommend it to everyone and say it is definitely worth a buy.
- Recommended for roguelike fans (weight 0.19): Multiple reviewers recommend the game specifically to fans of true roguelikes and those seeking a new take on the genre. The game appeals to players who value uniqueness and something different.
- Appeals to immersive sim fans (weight 0.19): Reviewers recommend the game to players who enjoy immersive sims, space salvaging, and tense experiences. Comparisons are drawn to Duskers, Stonesoup, and Dwarf Fortress Adventure mode.
- Difficulty and starting tips (weight 0.13): Reviewers strongly suggest starting on easy difficulty, noting that easy is not easy and normal is very hard. They also advise going slow, avoiding risks, and getting the Stims upgrade early.
- Mixed or conditional recommendations (weight 0.13): Some reviewers only recommend buying if specific deal-breakers are acceptable, such as minimalist graphics, true roguelike structure, limited enemy variety, or lack of a wiki. Others suggest waiting for a sale.
- Class and gear advice (weight 0.13): Players recommend picking a tech suit for the first run and note that Hacker is likely the easiest class initially. They also warn to avoid rover mechs unless you have a hacker.
- Not recommended by some (weight 0.12): A few reviewers advise against buying, citing that the game becomes stale and samey quickly. Others say it is not worth buying at all.
- Support the developers (weight 0.11): Some reviewers feel the developers deserve more attention and encourage buying the game to support them. The price is considered reasonable for what you get.
- Try the demo first (weight 0.08): Reviewers suggest giving the demo a try if the premise sounds fun or intriguing. This allows players to assess whether the game suits their tastes before purchasing.
- Disappointing for sequel fans (weight 0.05): Reviewers who loved the first part of the game may find this entry disappointing. The recommendation is conditional on expectations from the previous game.
- Horror and Screwfly fans (weight 0.05): The game is recommended for fans of horror, roguelikes, or other games by Screwfly. It offers a tense experience that appeals to these audiences.

Other player notes:
- Compared to Duskers and Deadnaut (weight 0.36): Reviewers frequently compare the game to Duskers for its vibe and focus on logs, and to the original Deadnaut as a huge improvement. Some see it as a melding of Duskers and Jupiter Hell.
- Developers actively improve game (weight 0.26): The developer frequently updates the game with new content, quality-of-life improvements, and patches. They also respond to user feedback and release major updates after release.
- Fair pricing and demo available (weight 0.25): The game is sold at a fair price, and a demo is available to try before buying. Reviewers do not regret buying it at the asking price.
- Atmosphere compared to Alien and Event Horizon (weight 0.23): The game's atmosphere is compared to movies like Aliens and Event Horizon, with a horror dead space setting. The soundtrack sets the mood and is compared to the first Subnautica game.
- Compared to X-Com, Into the Breach (weight 0.15): Reviewers compare the game to X-Com and Into the Breach for its puzzle-like mission runs. It is also compared to old top-down turn-based exploration and adventure games.
- Minimalist graphics and board-game UI (weight 0.13): The game features graphically minimalist design with a board-game-like UI. Reviewers note the minimalist graphics and compare the UI to other games with hard-to-read interfaces.
- Hidden gem from Screwfly (weight 0.11): Reviewers consider the game a hidden gem from Screwfly, a developer whose games release rarely and are gems. Available directly from Screwfly outside of Steam.
- Compared to Slay the Spire and Stonesoup (weight 0.1): Compared to Slay the Spire as another roguelike obsession and to Stonesoup. Also compared to Dwarf Fortress Adventure mode and Mystery Dungeon for step-based movement.
- Patches reduced difficulty and fixed issues (weight 0.09): Patches reduced benefactor spawn and armor on easy and normal, and allowed stepping into doorways to check static without damage. A patch resolved two major complaints, leading to a positive review.
- Full playthrough takes 10-30 hours (weight 0.08): A full playthrough takes roughly 30 hours for one reviewer, while more skilled players may finish faster, with another reporting about 10 hours.
- Compared to traditional roguelikes (weight 0.08): Compared to traditional roguelikes, which the reviewer says had more enemy variety and were donation based or cheaper, and feel more polished and engaging.
- Compared unfavorably to Carrier Command 2 (weight 0.07): One reviewer compares it unfavorably to Carrier Command 2 and Highfleet, and to the first part in the series.
- Custom portrait import support (weight 0.05): The game supports custom portrait imports, allowing players to personalize their experience.
- First content update free (weight 0.05): The first content update was released for free, adding new content.
- No wiki or large community (weight 0.05): There is no wiki or large community for looking up game mechanics, which can make learning the game harder.
- Systems-loss consequences and info delivery (weight 0.05): The game has systems-loss consequences and an information-delivery style that the reviewer highlights.
- Only 4% saw ending (weight 0.04): Only about 4% of players saw the ending, indicating low completion rate.
- Guides recommend stims and rebirth stations (weight 0.04): Guides recommend using stims and not saving rebirth stations for later.

Emotions:
- Disappointment (weight 0.1): Interesting ideas like the Watcher and scanning become annoying in practice, and the game never becomes more interesting despite its premise. Repetitive gameplay, identical-looking levels, underpowered subclasses, and a perceived lack of content for the price also contribute.
- Frustration (weight 0.1): Players lose promising runs instantly to RNG or single hazards, and bugs plus run-ending outdoor missions compound the irritation. Unavoidable damage from the Watcher, enemies spawning in droves, long missions with no way to leave, and limited enemy variety make runs feel unpredictable and punishing.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.08): Multiple layers of strategy, clever ability interactions, and an addictive atmospheric roguelike loop keep players engaged. Active developer support, a free content update, and the blend of survival horror with immersive sim design drive strong enthusiasm.
- Appreciation (weight 0.07): Reviewers value the tense, atmospheric sequel, excellent systemic depth, and ongoing major updates after launch. The readable UI, rebindable hotkeys, thematic Soviet-era presentation, and turn-based single-character design demonstrate thoughtful craft.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.06): The game is fun, tight, and worth the money, offering a satisfying atmospheric roguelite experience. Learning enemy weaknesses through scanning, the spacehulk salvaging horror vibe, and a bug-free release leave players satisfied.
- Boredom (weight 0.06): The game becomes stale and samey quickly, with repetitive gameplay and dull combat after several hours. Slow movement through empty levels, long uneventful corridors, and safe play requiring slow inching forward make it boring.
- Immersion (weight 0.06): Environmental storytelling through enemy chatter and notes, combined with incredible sound design, makes the simple concepts feel immersive. The diegetic HUD, reactive console UI, and contrast between player and Deadnaut perspectives reinforce the feeling of being alone on a derelict ship.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.06): Looting spaceships, turn-based exploration, and flexible pacing with scanning and combat decisions are fun. The neat sense of isolation, suspense, creepy mood, and roguelike progression contribute to overall enjoyment.
- Excitement (weight 0.04): Piloting a corpse through wrecked ships while hearing creepy noises over a microphone creates engaging moment-to-moment gameplay. The fake UI concept, suit choices that change gameplay, gear upgrades, and the premise of restoring lost knowledge in horrendous space hulks drive excitement.
- Admiration (weight 0.03): Reviewers consider the game a work of art with minimalist yet detailed graphics and outstanding music. The amazing sound design, atmosphere, and multiple ways to play earn admiration.
- Love (weight 0.03): Strategic depth and replayability keep bringing the reviewer back, along with fun that doesn't require hours of investment. The soundtrack, creepy feel, rewarding discovery of mechanics, atmosphere, lore, and look and feel inspire love.
- Annoyance (weight 0.02): Enemies spawning very close, fast enemies phasing through traps, and waiting for ADAT/ADAR to move on are annoying. The dead-person-in-a-suit premise, per-turn shotgun reloading, and a repetitive unskippable cockpit cutscene add to the irritation.
- Immersed (weight 0.02): The dark, isolated atmosphere and ambiguous lore draw the player in. The sound design and tactile interface deepen the immersion.
- Tension (weight 0.02): The game makes the player feel tense because every decision feels crucial and the difficulty is very high. One bad encounter can end a full-health run, keeping tension high.
- Determination (weight 0.02): Punishing early deaths still make the player want to try again. Slowly getting the hang of surviving each ship despite many deaths fuels determination.
- Hope (weight 0.02): Players hope to see more settings and enemies in the future and want the game to receive the attention it deserves. They also hope it is maintained well so they can return to it.
- Intrigued (weight 0.01): The concept, worldbuilding, and audio-only perception intrigue the player.
- Impressed (weight 0.01): The game improves on the original with one controllable deadnaut and turn-based gameplay, leaving the reviewer impressed.
- Imaginative (weight 0.01): Simple visuals let the player's imagination run wild, making the experience feel imaginative.
- Caution (weight 0.01): The brutal difficulty, even on easy, leads to caution.}