Nugatory (2026)

Developer: Cademon
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Simulation, Free To Play
Rating: 5.0 of 5, 19 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 55 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A slow-burn investigative puzzle where you piece together alibis and clues through repeated resets in a quiet, sterile facility.

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What players say

Players call Nugatory a short, voice acted visual novel about finding a shapeshifting alien on a space station. The writing is comedic and the art charming, though the mystery is not very hard to solve. Reviewers finish all endings in about an hour.

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