Underplayed Gems

Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon (2017)

Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon cover
Developer
Your Story Interactive
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.5 of 5, 175 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A tense text-based survival quest where you make choices that steer the story through a sci-fi horror mystery on the Moon.

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What players say

Players appreciate the atmosphere and mystery, but find progress requires tedious rewind-and-retry because the correct choices feel random. Many came from a mobile version and wish the game had more content. Some note the developer stopped supporting it.

Screenshots

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