Underplayed Gems

Mercury Fallen (2023)

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Developer
Nitrous Butterfly
Publisher
indie.io
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
3.9 of 5, 316 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 28 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

You carefully chip away at the ruins of a failed colony, balancing resource scarcity against the quiet hum of alien desolation.

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What players say

Players are split on Mercury Fallen. Some call it a relaxing, chill colony sim, while others find it frustratingly slow, buggy, and lacking basic explanations that force them to look up outside help. The micromanagement also divides opinion.

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