Underplayed Gems

NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy (2023)

NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy cover
Developer
Dream Harvest
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.1 of 5, 66 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A contemplative, text-heavy management experience where you deliberate over moral dilemmas and balance citizen needs through an intuitive swipe interface.

narrative-drivenatmosphericthoughtfulchoice-heavyresource managementtext-basedfuturisticmorally ambiguous

What players say

Players compare it to Reigns but as a voiced visual novel where you manage a city as an AI. The writing and characters are praised, but many find the binary choices arbitrary and the story more linear than promised. A save-corrupting bug on chapter reset is widely reported.

Screenshots

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