New Life: SILENT RIVER (2025)

Developer: eagerbeavergames
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating: 5.0 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.6 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.

More games like this

How it feels

A slow-paced, introspective point-and-click adventure with hand-drawn visuals and a pervasive sense of guilt and dread.

atmosphericpsychological horrordarkmysterypoint and clickstory richpuzzlesingleplayer

What players say

Players praise the dark atmosphere and intriguing story of a man restarting his life in a quiet town, but many note the game ends in a cliffhanger, awaiting a sequel. The controls feel clunky and jump scares are more amusing than frightening, while some find the puzzles tricky and note the two endings are nearly identical.

Screenshots

More games like this

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.