Awaking on a probe ship in a distant star system by its obstinate AI (and titular acronym) J.U.L.I.A., civilian scientist Rachel Manners is first put to task fixing the ship after a meteor storm and then given the job of figuring out what happened to the rest of her expedition. J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars isn't quite that space jargon-heavy, but still does its darndest to present a interstellar mystery framed by an interest in astrobiology and scientific discovery. Perihelions, albedos, Lagrange points gimme all of it, even if it means a quick trip to Wikipedia for a refresher on what any of it means. I've been watching the new season of The Expanse this past month, and between flights of fancy about glowy blue alien shit the show is often pretty grounded in the realities of space travel and the high-level academic terminology involved. Like many nerds, my preferred direction when it comes to stories of the space opera genre tends towards the scientific. Indie Game of the Week 203: J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
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