Beyond the Chiron Gate

Really enjoyed the mechanics and the focus on exploration, like the Out There chronicles. I was a little disappointed by replayability, after playing through 2-3 times (which took maybe 1-3 hours), I felt like I’ve seen pretty much everything.

I really wanted to like this game. I love the creator’s other game, Seedship, but BtCG doesn’t quite live up to it. The narrative aspect is too weak for an entirely text based game. Every star system is essentially the same, every interaction with an alien civilization will play out the exact same way, and even every playthrough is going to be virtually identical. If it just had more variety this would be a much better game. It’s still a nice little space game, but it’s hard to justify $10 for a text-only game that fails at the only thing text-based games are supposed to be good at. I do hope this game gets updated, and maybe someday this will really be an awesome game, but right now it just isn’t.

Strategic and challenging. Really engaging. Strongly suggest going slowly and reading the immersive descriptions.

I love the story to this app, but VoiceOver clicks on links when I'm trying to read the story. It actually ended the game once. This game really deserves 5 stars, but I'm not playing it again until the error with VoiceOver is fixed.

Space is vast and mysterious and wildly interesting but it is also cruel and unyielding. This game captures space exploration better than nearly any I’ve played, and that includes $70 AAA titles. This game is at heart a random number generator with a text adventure overlay. The theme is sci-fi: humanity has discovered a way to travel to other systems. Like the author’s other game, Seedship (which is free but nowhere as developed as this - but will whet the appetite), you must explore the galaxy on a ticking clock. You will mess up. You will lose lives. You will make incalculable messes. But eventually you’ll learn from your mistakes, and you will learn about the universe … and yourself. Don’t stop just buy this game.

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A fascinating and fun game. I played it non stop on a long flight. I know the price seems high, but it’s just like a long, replay-able choose your own adventure novel. Pick it up before a long flight: you won’t regret it!

I’ve played a let’s Ply of Beyond the Chiron Gate! This game was complex, to me, at first, but, then, I discovered how to play it. I slowed down, read the text, took my time to understand the interface, tutorial, game play and rules. Then, I began to min-max everything, getting my scientist up to level 6 and discovering weird science from all over the universe! I love this game and I can’t wait to unlock further game modes! Unfortunately, there is a small, but nasty bug, that makes you choose actions without your consent after picking the “continue” option. This has lead to me losing valuable crew members! I hope this bug can be fixed. I play on iOS iPhone 13. Mobile. I use voiceover, as I am blind and visually impaired. I’ve also trouble shooted the problem by turning off background apps, etc. the bug remains and keeps choosing options for me. I hope this can be fixed! It’s a sad mark on a beautiful game, that’s incredibly accessible to the blind and visually impaired! Thanks!

whenever i play either of this solo developer’s games i feel instantly transported. i transcend far beyond the medium of my phone and inhabit the intimate narrative of humanity’s journey to survive, learn, grow, thrive. can’t wait to see where this developer continues to apply his passions. well worth the price.

This is a great balanced game for a turn based text adventure. Minimum graphics, but great content. Scifi Kirk Star Trek style adventure mixed with Stargate SG1 and a few others. This is a hidden gem.