Underplayed Gems

Malcatras' Maiden (2024)

Malcatras' Maiden cover
Developer
Nadia Nova
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.8 of 5, 276 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.2 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 slow, claustrophobic visual novel where the weight of expectation and hidden dread feels palpable behind a facade of genteel privilege.

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What players say

Players praise this free game as a deeply cathartic toxic yuri story, calling it emotionally wrecking with a bleak ending. A specific achievement requires getting spanked over two hundred times. Players split on whether it is for everyone, but those it clicks with find it unforgettable.

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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.