Underplayed Gems

-256 (2023)

-256 cover
Developer
CorpsePickle
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.1 of 5, 218 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 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 brief, glitchy first-person walking simulator with pixel graphics that feels quietly mysterious and straightforward.

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What players say

Players describe -256 as a very short, surreal first-person mystery with a strong atmospheric mood and an unusual art style, but opinions split on the puzzles, which many find obtuse enough to need a walkthrough.

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.