“Close to the Sun” takes place in an alternate history, in which the inventor is wildly successful. He goes on to create a number of scientific breakthroughs and the Helios is where he hides them.

Close to the Sun is at its best when it’s dealing in slow, building horror and scares – the halls of the Helios proving an ample canvas for such genre beats to manifest themselves.

In Close to the Sun you play as Rose, an inquisitive journalist who comes aboard Tesla’s city-sized ship, known as the Helios, to find and rescue her sister Ada.

Close to the Sun is a decent enough exploratory mystery, but it misses the boat on substantial gameplay or any real horror by settling for cheap thrills over suspense. Decent 3.0 stars: "A qualified ...

Close to the Sun is a decent enough exploratory mystery, but it misses the boat on substantial gameplay or any real horror by settling for cheap thrills over suspense. Decent 3.0 stars: "A qualified ...