Underplayed Gems

Arima Lodge (2024)

Arima Lodge cover
Developer
Praenaris
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.5 of 5, 120 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 7 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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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 brief, tense elevator ride with limited choices that builds a sense of unease as a secretive passenger forces you to breach protocol.

shortatmosphericinteractive fictiondialogue-drivenfixed cameratensefree to playquick-time events

What players say

Players say it is an extremely short (five to six minutes) interactive story set in a hotel elevator, with clickable QTE moments and dialog choices. The ticking sound and music create a tense atmosphere, but some find the gameplay too minimal and the story more like a flash fiction than a real game.

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.