Underplayed Gems

Appease the Spider (2021)

Appease the Spider cover
Developer
Chris Antoni
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 8 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 40 minutes
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 frantic, paranoid cat-and-mouse chase where you scramble through a cartoon house while checking security cameras to avoid a threat

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What players say

Players say the remake is fun but short, around 18 minutes, and not scary. The real challenge is finding all the items rather than avoiding ghosts, and some note ghost AI problems that encourage repetitive hiding.

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.