Contact

About

Contact is a role-playing game built around solving mysteries through dialogue and environmental puzzles. Grasshopper Manufacture designed it for the Nintendo DS, using the top screen for story scenes and the bottom for input. Players navigate a sci-fi setting where conversations branch based on choices, and physical interactions, like tracing symbols or matching patterns, advance the plot. Combat is minimal, replaced by logic challenges that test observation and deduction. The game leans into Grasshopper’s reputation for offbeat ideas, blending narrative depth with tactile gameplay. While its puzzle focus sets it apart from traditional RPGs, the story’s emotional beats and character dynamics anchor the experience. Critics noted its inventive use of the DS hardware, though its niche approach limited mainstream attention.