24H Stories: The Blackout (2023)

Developer: LikeGames
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Indie
Rating: 4.6 of 5, 28 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.1 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.

More games like this

How it feels

A tense, disorienting first-person walk through a blacked-out apartment building where eerie encounters blur reality and memory.

first-personpsychological horroratmospherictenselinearpuzzle solvingsupernaturalmysterious

What players say

Players praise the atmosphere and mystery but are split on the story, with many finding it confusing due to poor translation. The mannequin shadow puzzle is a common sticking point, and a few softlocks can occur. Most finish in about two hours and say it is not especially scary.

Screenshots

More games like this

More by LikeGames

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.