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If you carefuly read the first two lines of my post, you'll see that it's not about trying to pitch it to people, it's about being able to say something about it, anything in fact. Which I did. Both about the gameplay and the narrative.

I also don't like advertising it as a time loop game, because the process of figuring out that it's not a funky loading process - your character actually remembers your playthrough - is also an experience that shouldn't be taken for granted. It got taken away from me by my complete inability to avoid spoilers, and, having later gotten that experience secondhand a couple of times, I value it as a narrative element much more now.

I keep seeing people say "play Outer Wilds, no, I can't tell you anything about it". Bitch. It's an exploration game about astronauts fucking around in space, doing archeology, astrology astronomy and science, with the gameplay itself consisting mostly of navigation in various 3D spaces with your legs or your trusty spaceship. There are interesting characters and tantalizing mysteries. It will require a fair bit of reading and thinking, it will sometimes test your speed, reflexes and precision. The story is about curiosity, courage, compassion, music, death, rebirth, and the terrifying vastness of space. The game can induce agoraphobia, claustrophobia, fear of heights, fear of depths and that which is unseen or hidden. Your character has four eyes and can roast marshmallows on any bonfire. Bitch.