A beautiful game with an amazing soundtrack, which was on the backlog for far too long! First of it's kind for me to play and definitely not the last! Guiding Aliya on her journey to uncover what Heaven's Vault is about, is a journey into discovering the importance of artifacts, stories and ancient languages. The main character and the sidekick were well chosen and written. Travelling manually was so beautiful (yes, the game has also a "fast travel" -system), that one wants to do that over and over again. Choose what path Aliya will have, get help from friend and acquaintances when needed and keep a calm head when trying to solve the puzzles in this game. Found only one bug in it - else it works perfectly 7 years after release on modern windows 11. Definitely worth multiple playthroughs to discover what different choices would lead to and making it a "perfect game".

I was recommended this game after finishing Chants of Sennaar, and I think it's an excellent companion game. I do think the controls are a bit janky at times, but the history of the Nebula and learning to understand and read the language is really fun!

I love the story and the way in which you piece together your understanding of the world. It is a bit slow though and the gameplay mechanics are simple, this doesn't bother me, in fact I find it kind of peaceful, but if you're a fast-paced gamer that may be a bit of a hurdle for you. I think the world is super worth it though