Underplayed Gems

nothing_matters (2023)

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Developer
Ka Hin Yuen
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.2 of 5, 229 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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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 short, experimental point-and-click narrative following a solo indie dev's struggle, with existential dread and optional reading, released for free.

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What players say

Players describe it as a short, free experience about game development that is honest but messy. Many find it too preachy and repetitive with its voting segments, while others value the ending's emotional weight. The game's scattered ideas and direct message split reviewers.

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.