ARKOS (2021)

Developer: RetroSouls
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie
Rating: 4.1 of 5, 206 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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 retro first-person shooter with a magical fantasy setting, destructible voxel environments, and a fast-paced, old-school feel with puzzle elements.

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What players say

Players call it a short, cheap retro FPS with a unique voxel art style and excellent accordion-heavy soundtrack. It plays like a cross between Wolfenstein 3D and Heretic, but many find the repetitive same-height levels disorienting and the final episode a difficulty wall with a tedious boss.

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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.