I don´t know if you guys remember Steven Spielberg and Orson Scott Card´s adventure game “The Dig” (LucasArts, 1995). But that´s the vibes that i got from Peter Moorhead´s indie game “Stranded“.

But don´t point that out for Peter though (the maker of Stranded).

“The Dig” anyone?

Because he has probably already heard that 1 million times before. In fact, he made a comment about the comparison between the Dig and his game Stranded on his blog:

“If we’re giving off some of the same atmosphere as it, that’s great, and extremely flattering actually,” he said, “but it wasn’t a style or tone we specifically tried to emulate: Stranded will play out very differently to how The Dig did.” –  Peter Moorhead 

Anyhow, i find Stranded to be a really interesting and neat adventure game. So i´m going to buy Stranded asap =) (it´s yours for 8 bucks via the games homepage, or via Steam).

About Stranded:
You wake from cryostasis to find your ship lying crippled on an uncharted planet; shards of platinum-iridium alloy puncture the shimmering alien sand, the wind passes quietly over dead hydrocolliders. It isn’t known how long the ruined vessel has sat here, or even what caused the crash, but one thing is clear: Time is rapidly running out.

Stranded is a minimalist adventure game that foregoes dialogue and puzzles to focus on atmosphere, mystery, and exploration; it is both a love letter to classic point & click adventures, and an experiment with the fundamentals of the genre.

Assume the role of the astronaut, and explore the mysterious, sun-blasted wasteland to uncover something… anything, that might lead to your survival