Underplayed Gems

Mutant Gate (2015)

Mutant Gate cover
Developer
Second Variety Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.5 of 5, 55 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 51 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A tense, retro-styled top-down shooter with a dark, minimalist aesthetic and a story-driven campaign that feels like a challenging arcade-like descent into a mutant-overrun colony.

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What players say

Players praise its ASCII art and atmospheric sound, often calling it a top-down Doom. Some find it too reliant on level memorization, and a few dislike the ASCII style for a real-time shooter.

Screenshots

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