{
  "id": 11223945,
  "title": "RetroSpace offers a huge sci-fi playground for inquisitive space janitors, but I'm not that System Shocked by the tools at your disposal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/retrospace-offers-a-huge-sci-fi-playground-for-inquisitive-space",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:29:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/retrospace-offers-a-huge-sci-fi-playground-for-inquisitive-space-janitors-but-im-not-that-system-shocked-by-the-tools-at-your-disposal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In my years playing video games, I have ventured through roughly three billion air vents. Possibly even more than the sum of all the dinners I've eaten. Consequently, any game that excites me about opening a locked door and trudging into a narrow passage is doing something right. The new immersive sci-fi sim, RetroSpace, from the Wild Gentlemen, delivers on this promise. It hides air vents throughout its dilapidated, winding corridors, challenging players to find them. One moment you're strolling along a crumbling corridor, the next you spot a shadow hidden behind pipes, prompting the question: \"Can I fit behind there?\" As you discover that a shortcut leads to the head engineer's office, you're rewarded with a sense of achievement. RetroSpace excels at hiding secrets in even the tiniest chambers. Often these secrets are extravagant items like rocket doughnuts or other inventory-consuming debris. The prospect of finding these rewards and pursuing them is a thrilling experience. It's hoped that this excitement will continue throughout the game, perhaps shedding a few of its more apparent influences.",
  "summary": "In my time as a videogame partaker, I have crawled through approximately three billion airvents. I may well have crawled through more vents than you've had hot dinners. As such, any videogame that can get me excited about loosening a barred hatch and hauling my heavy ass into a square tunnel is doing something right. The Wild Gentlemen's new sci-fi immersive sim RetroSpace gives pretty fair vent.…",
  "key_points": [
    "RetroSpace is immersive sci-fi sim from Wild Gentlemen",
    "Air vents hidden throughout dilapidated corridors",
    "Secrets include rocket doughnuts and inventory-consuming debris"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}