APHELION feels like Interstellar meets a survival adventure… but the gameplay frustrated me.
Just finished my playthrough and review of Aphelion, and I came away pretty impressed overall.
The easiest way I can describe it is: if Interstellar and a survival adventure game had a baby, you’d get Aphelion.
It’s an absolutely gorgeous sci-fi experience with stunning cinematics, incredible environments, and a soundtrack that feels heavily inspired by Hans Zimmer’s work on Interstellar—which works brilliantly given the similar themes of space, isolation, survival, and human emotion.
That said, it’s not perfect.
The controls can feel a little janky at times (especially item interactions), there’s an instant-death mechanic in some sections that I found frustrating, and the story is definitely a slow burn.
But once I realised how much of the storytelling is hidden in environmental details and optional interactions, I got completely hooked.
If you enjoy cinematic sci-fi adventures and slower atmospheric storytelling, this might be worth your time.
I put together a short review here if anyone wants to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQfIAPX01s8
Curious what others thought—did Aphelion click for you, or did the slower pacing lose you?