The WhatsNext verdict
OPUS: Rocket of Whispers is a beautiful, melancholy adventure carried by atmosphere, music, and an earnest story about grief. Play it if you value emotional indie storytelling and can accept repetitive exploration as the price of admission.
What it does best
A quiet, deeply moving story about grief and letting go
A haunting winter solitude you can sink into
Music that turns loneliness into something beautiful
A distinctive illustrated vision of a frozen end of the world
What might put you off
Slow, repetitive scavenging and walking
Thin characterization and uneven pacing
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What you are walking into
Opus: Rocket of Whispers is a single-player third-person adventure set in the snowy post-apocalyptic wilderness of an unknown world, far in the future. Players will play as the last survivors of a nation that has an ancient tradition of cosmic worship, and belief that by launching space burials, those who've deceased will be able to return and rest among the stars. Throughout the game players will travel the snow covered landscape, scavenging for rocket parts and remnants of the past, so they may help the last surviving witch - religious figures who conduct the rituals of space burials - to launch one final burial. The game explores themes of purpose, pursuit and loneliness.
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