Captain of Earth's first starship, you answer a distress call coming from Triton.

No gut-feeling ranking here, so let's go criterion by criterion, keeping in mind it all rests on very few votes. The game splits into two faces. The bright side: attachment, rediscovery and art style climb around 74 to 75%, ahead of three games out of four. The shadow side: desert island, gameplay and soundtrack stay low, ahead of a third of the titles, and fun drops even further, ahead of barely a fifth. The tension is sharp: a space opera people love, find beautiful and would dream of reliving, yet the controller feel and the immediate thrill fall short.

In the lineage of sandbox space adventures, it is an ambitious heir, rich in exploration and encounters, more seductive through its universe than its drive.

So, who is it for? For you if you love roaming the galaxy, growing attached to a world and savouring its style. Much less if you want snappy gameplay that hooks you from the first hour.