Underplayed Gems

Malware (2024)

Malware cover
Developer
Odd Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.4 of 5, 1,204 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.8 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

You point and click through a nostalgic 1999 internet landscape, solving puzzles by finding hidden objects and triggering text-based events to fight malware.

casualpuzzlepoint & clickhidden objectclickerretrotext-basedlinear

What players say

Players enjoy the early levels that mimic real malware battles, but the puzzles later become illogical and rely on obscure timings or file editing, which feels like unnecessary busywork. Opinions split on whether the challenge is clever or just tedious.

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.