Lights Off! (2022)

Developer: TheDollarGameStore
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Free To Play
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 1,815 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 16 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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 brief, deliberately tense experience that recreates the unnerving feeling of moving through a dark, empty house, relying on subtle dread rather than jump scares.

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What players say

Players say this is a very short horror experience, finishing in about 10 minutes. It uses a simple light-switch mechanic and PS1-style graphics to create a creepy atmosphere, though some find it repetitive and not scary.

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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.