Underplayed Gems

Knock Harder: Useless (2020)

Knock Harder: Useless cover
Developer
Snail-Ninja Studio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.7 of 5, 385 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

a tense, dream-hopping survival where each inspection could break the illusion or end your run forever.

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What players say

Players split on the execution of this Russian indie horror demo. Some praise the clever dream-vs-reality puzzle concept and its short timer pressure, others find the translation clunky and the gameplay repetitive.

Screenshots

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