Underplayed Gems

Metaphobia (2020)

Metaphobia cover
Developer
Digital Mosaic Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Rating
4.2 of 5, 499 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A deliberate, low-key investigation through pixelated retro visuals and rotoscoped animation, uncovering a slowly unfolding mystery with a quiet, noir-like tension.

point & clickinvestigativeatmosphericretromysteryunderstatednoir

What players say

Players find the mystery-to-sci-fi story engaging early on but are split on its execution: some call the pacing slow and the ending anticlimactic, while others praise the atmosphere and narrative courage. The puzzles are simple but suffer from pixel hunting.

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Screenshots

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