J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars

[Ross Scott]

Genre: Adventure

Year released: 2014

Ross's rating: Unrated

Link to game:

https://af.gog.com/game/julia_among_the_stars

Free to play: No

GaaS: No

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[piconeeks]

I played this game! Lovely visuals, with a nice blend of a touch of Sierra humor in a base of actually very, very good puzzles. The mystery is haunting and unsettling, and it's really neat how every clue you'd need to progress is embedded in the environments you travel through; it's fitting for the science theme. The puzzles themselves expand a bit beyond just combining objects with objects/clicking around the environment, and include intelligent exploration, some decoding, and correct decision-making, and there are even some action scenes. You'll get through it in an afternoon. 

 

Another game in this vein that I'd recommend is Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock on Steam. A free flash version, a bit shorter and with less polish, is here at ArmorGames. Not as high a production value as J.U.L.I.A., but still very good.

[Tyk-Tok]

This was a game that quickly grabbed my attention but burned me out closer to the end. The final sections didn't gel like a lot of the beginning in terms of the gameplay, and the story took a predictable turn that could have been handled in a more engaging way.

[Miltyman]

This had such a... different ending. I liked the game overall though.