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Duskers is spooky space exploration with a command console
- teddyh 10y agoThe description reminds me of Suspended (1983) – also a game in a sci-fi setting where you control a few robots using text commands. But instead of a text adventure puzzle game like Suspended was, the gameplay seems to be something of a mix between the more recent FTL: Faster Than Light and Five Nights at Freddy's.
- dvtv75 10y agoIt strikes me as something of a Roguelike. I've been watching Scott Manley play it (on YouTube) and it reminds me, too, of a lot of the games from the mid-1980s. The drone aspect has me thinking of the game Deactivators, three robots with different rooms, bomb disposal.
- etjossem 10y agoFor another good Duskers series, try EnterElysium's playthrough. It's surprisingly fun to watch someone puzzle through it (and consider how you'd do it, in each situation).
- justratsinacoat 10y agoNot to worry, the game's console supports command aliasing. https://steamcommunity.com/app/254320/discussions/0/528398719798517074/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/254320/discussions/0/52839871... ^ Just scroll to the comments section, as the initial post applies to prerelease versions of the game.
- rcthompson 10y agoI wonder what the probability is of the alias system expanding to Turing-completeness.
- Terr_ 10y agoLoosely reminds me of Iron Helix, where you control a drone with prerendered video clips. (This was back when CD-ROMs were making that kind of thing possible and novel.) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Helix https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Helix