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'Returner 77' Review - In Space, No One Can Hear You Solve



My interest was piqued pretty hard as I was perusing the app store a couple weeks ago, only to see a puzzle game that involved exploring an alien ship and solving the puzzles of its technology and the fate of mankind after encountering them. That premise, for a sci-fi junkie like me, along with those drop dead gorgeous screen shots immediately had my attention. And while I was expecting something more akin to Myst [$4.99], what I received was closer to The Room [$0.99 (HD)] series, but with several areas of puzzles (The Rooms") and a more cinematic piecemeal mystery story interspersed throughout. And it was pretty darn great. This is Returner 77 [$3.99].

You are the 77th and final Returner, a group of astronauts who have been cryo-sleeping in orbit, waiting for the day they could re-activate a sleeping group of humans to resume human civilization and re-population after being absolutely decimated by an alien species. The fight seemed pretty one sided based on the aftermath. Like, pimply middle school kid vs Brock Lesnar one sided. And in addition to that, 75 of the returners are kaput. Done-zo. It?s just you and Colonel Ling, number 76. Colonel Ling was the first to wake up and headed off to the ship ahead of you, but dangerously leaves floating video diaries strewn about the ship to give you context and story. Considering the first one you find is right next to an open void and could have easily floated out to space, her planning gives me pause, but that?s just th...
Source: Touch Arcade
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