No Ghost in Stay Home (2021)

Developer: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie
Rating: 4.6 of 5, 121 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.1 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 deceptively cute point-and-click that alternates between cosy domesticity and creeping unease, where every action can shift the tone from comedic to unsettling in a tight three-minute loop.

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What players say

Players call this a short point-and-click with dozens of endings, some requiring waiting up to three minutes without a fast-forward option. The art is cute but the horror is light, though a few reviewers found the repetitiveness boring or the puzzles obscure without the in-game hint shop.

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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.