Just enough streamlining to make a puzzle game out of what’s essentially an embedded systems lab course. The UI and presentation throughout is really impressive and attractive, and the music and diegetic storytelling through emails are great too. I was doubtful before about why the solitaire game included on the desktop had been spun off into a separate release, but I get it now; it’s compulsive fun that keeps pulling me back for one more game.

The difficulty curve on the last few engineering puzzles eventually spikes to where even understanding the conceptual requirements felt overly convoluted and like genuinely grueling homework instead of a fun puzzle, but there’s still 20+ satisfying ones before those.