Underplayed Gems

Life with a Homunculus (2025)

Life with a Homunculus cover
Developer
hermes
Publisher
OTAKU Plan
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Rating
4.2 of 5, 66 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A solitary, introspective adventure about completing a final creation and confronting purpose, with a somber and reflective tone.

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What players say

Players praise Felice's cute design and the Live2D animation, and they enjoy the four personality branches. But many find the gameplay grindy and repetitive, the story short, and the price too high for the amount of content.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.