I’ve just finished this game, and it’s sincerely one of the best games I’ve ever played. It’s a game about exploring a toy-sized solar system, discovering the ruins of a long lost ancient race, and a series of mysteries that reveal the close relationship between them and the many strange phenomena happening all over the place.
It’s hard to talk about this game and how good it is without giving anything away, but because the whole point is the exploration and discovery, any “spoiler” I give will take something from your enjoyment of it. The gameplay is unlike anything I’ve played before. The closest might be the Myst games, if you had a focus on exploration instead of obtuse puzzles, but with a similar feel and atmosphere, although more lighthearted and funny. It’s also not a hard game by any means, with a tremendously useful spaceship log that records your discoveries: you always have access to all the info you’ve collected, and it also points you in a few directions that might be worthwhile to explore. But just pointing to a random astral body, landing, and walking for a bit will uncover something, the game is dense with content. And information is the only thing you need: there are no unlocks of any kind, and you could technically finish the game within 20 minutes if you knew how to (and in fact you will). The planets and moons are themselves very imaginative even before you find any ruins, and make for unforgettable vistas.
If you’re looking for a unique ~15h experience during these trying times, I can’t recommend this game enough. It’s beautiful and clever, and will leave you thinking about it for a while. It’s also cheap for the quality you’re getting. There are a couple snags in a couple puzzles that involve waiting (the “time skip” feature is a bit clunky), and one or two locations that involve manoeuvring that is a bit more precise than what the controls allow, but those are literally the only complaints I have for a game that would otherwise be perfect.