Underplayed Gems

Lonely Astronaut (2018)

Lonely Astronaut cover
Developer
Greyson Richey, Nicholas Lives
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.5 of 5, 38 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 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.

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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

Piloting a corpse through a cosmic graveyard with a single button, blending clumsy physics with dark humor and a surprisingly poignant if nihilistic tone.

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What players say

Players describe it as a simple one-button arcade game about a dead astronaut dodging asteroids, with physics that take time to learn. Sentiment is split: some call it a fun short distraction, others say it feels too shallow and more like an interactive art piece.

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.