The Invincible review - space to think
Review info Platform reviewed: PS5 Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC Release date: November 6, 2023 The Invincible puts you in the boots of an astrobiologist on the barren planet of Regis III. Embarking on a journey of tense discovery and exploration, you'll quickly discover that mysteries abound on the planet. You'll need to unravel what happened to your crew, and what's causing the strange events on the planet. You have no choice but to press on in this and delve deeper. The game is a hard science fiction story about space exploration, the ‘future’ role of robots, artificial intelligence, and the potential self-propagation of machines. It also touches on themes of humans’ approach to space exploration and our (often skeptical) view of anything alien to us. This all makes for a deeply intriguing setup and fine video game story material - and it comes from a novel. Based on a 1964 book of the same name by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem, The Invincible is ...