Underplayed Gems

A Roll-Back Story (2018)

A Roll-Back Story cover
Developer
iQuantile
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
2.9 of 5, 19 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 42 minutes
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 slow, deliberate platformer that demands trial-and-error patience as you carefully guide a ball through physics-based levels.

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What players say

Players are split on this short, physics-based platformer. Many call it addictive and rewarding, while others find the bouncy, high-inertia controls and lack of checkpoints artificially difficult and frustrating. Some praise a speedrun counter.

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.