When comparing Race the Sun vs Glitchspace, the Slant community recommends Glitchspace for most people. In the question“What are the best PC games with abstract artwork?” Glitchspace is ranked 7th while Race the Sun is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose Glitchspace is:
The music in game is similar to elevator music and the visuals are simple and relaxing, combined it creates an atmosphere that is pretty stress free, which is good as the further one gets the more complicated the game can become.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Everchanging levels
Pro Nice soundtrack
Pro Pretty graphics
Very simple, yet beautiful.
Pro Really good physics
The physics in the game are really responsive and have a really good feel to them.
Pro Non stress environment
The music in game is similar to elevator music and the visuals are simple and relaxing, combined it creates an atmosphere that is pretty stress free, which is good as the further one gets the more complicated the game can become.
Pro Inventive 3D representation of programming
The player needs to get from point a to point b by fixing glitches in the environment by using a programming language called Null, which allows user manipulation of the environment. Through this manipulation the game focuses on an inventive way of showing 3D representations of the mechanics of programming.
Pro Helps you learn how 3D game geometry works
While the 3D programming language in the game doesn't have much scripting or logic in it, it does teach you about how 3D geometry works through concepts like scaling, translating, and transforming objects and vectors.
Cons
Con Intimidating to learn
Upon first boot it is quite obvious that the game will take a bit of play to learn, this is made worse by the fact that there is no tutorial. Though the game is in early access, so that may change.