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Astronaut: The Best
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management sim where people aren't just numbers: they're incompetent screwups. Your duty is to turn them into national heroes, or the government will have you killed. Traditionally, the space race is thought of as a gauche way to kill dogs using explosives, but you are expected to conduct your program with class (o...
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Dragged down a bit by its unnecessary roguelite elements, Astronaut: The Best is an exciting and eccentric adventure into the unknown, and also space I guess.
When you think about a space voyage, you likely imagine the finest astronauts who know what they are doing. Everyone is unified, disciplined, and properly trained in their craft. But when you travel with a bunch of odd personalities, your trip to space is anything but certain. Astronaut: The Best provides unpredictable situations that you must resolve with astronauts.
Through this occult management simulator l was challenged like never before, navigating magic, zany challenges and the offbeat humour that aims to thrill and vex it’s players. Call me a masochist, but I had fun.
Astronaut: The Best is a game that knows exactly what it wants to be. That confidence is extremely fortunate, because there are times when I have no idea what Astronaut: The Best is even about. It is a game truly hard to categorize. Steam tags are settling on “Interactive Fiction,” which is undeniably right. So, let’s imagine that you’re a weird gamer looking for a weird game. Is Astronaut: The Best the right weird for you?