Underplayed Gems

Lost in Play (2022)

Lost in Play cover
Developer
Happy Juice Games
Publisher
Joystick Ventures
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.9 of 5, 8,761 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.2 hours
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 gentle, dreamlike journey through childhood imagination, with warm hand-drawn visuals and light puzzles that feel like a storybook come to life.

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What players say

Players call it a charming, hand-drawn point-and-click adventure that feels like playing a cartoon. It is short, around 5 to 7 hours, and most puzzles are fair, but some players are frustrated by the lack of a skip option for a few difficult mini-games, like a poker-based puzzle.

Screenshots

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More games like this

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.