Overview
- Aphelion, the new sci‑fi adventure from Don't Nod, launched Tuesday on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series and arrived Day One on Xbox Game Pass.
- The story follows two European Space Agency astronauts on Persephone and alternates between Ariane’s climbing-led traversal and Thomas’s slower, oxygen-limited investigation.
- A sound-sensitive alien called the Nemesis drives stealth encounters that critics say begin tense but become repetitive late in the game.
- Reviews are mixed, with Metacritic and OpenCritic scores in the mid‑60s, praise for voice performances, sound and art direction, and complaints about imprecise climbing, finicky cameras, pacing dips and some bugs.
- PS5’s digital version is listed at $34.99, a Pioneer physical edition at $39.99 with extras, and some coverage reports ESA input during development.