Crypterion

I found the game randomly on my discovery queue and was intrigued by the premise and art style. It's a sci-fi visual novel mixed with a economic tycoon. Went in pretty much blind and honestly, it's a heavy contender for my game of the year. It's genuinely my favorite kind of game, one that just oozes passion and soul. It's hard to explain, just that every bit of it you can feel the dev was putting their heart into it. I loved every minute of the game and it's crime the game doesn't have more eyes on it. In fairness, despite it's shine it does have some rough edges in places such as with the UI being a little confusing at times and being unsure of where to click or go next but nothing deal breaking. The art is downright beautiful, the story is engaging, and I'm eagerly looking forward to whatever this dev puts out next.

A love letter to the 30-year-old game Gazillionaire (also available on Steam) with a dose of cute anime girls and some tropes I adore. Buy it if space trading and emotionless girls even remotely interest you. Some caveats: [list] [*]The ending feels very rushed, particularly in its climactic scenes. It's a fun ride, but the lead-in is very sudden and the aftermath is basically nil. Once it happens, you're left feeling [spoiler]that the girls are best when both are at your side, but you can only pick one, which feels[/spoiler] a bit empty, and not in a compelling way. There are no plans to include such a route. [*]There is a significant amount of post-game content. I have not finished all of it. [*]There are some [b]very finicky[/b] mechanics you have to interact with to progress the story/find some secrets. The hide-and-seek portion was probably the worst offender; the auction house was pretty bad, too, owing to its inspiration from Gazillionaire's auction system. [*]There is NO save function that I could find. The game carries over ONE autosaving file, and it isn't even cloud synced. [/list] Apart from that, the game runs great on my Deck and the art is charming and at times quite beautiful. Sound is great, mechanics are fun, and the story proceeds semi-reasonably - so long as you're picking the options the developer seems to have intended. No major bugs that I was able to find. Writing is a solid 8/10. For the asking price I absolutely recommend it.

Its pretty good.