Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee® (2008)

Developer: Oddworld Inhabitants
Genres: Adventure
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 4,516 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.5 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 tense and darkly comic puzzle platformer where you must rescue fellow Mudokons while sneaking past and solving environmental puzzles in a gritty, cinematic world.

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What players say

Players praise the worldbuilding, puzzle design, and atmosphere, calling it a timeless classic. The PC version shows its age with sluggish keyboard-only controls and no gamepad support, which some find frustrating. A few advise newcomers to try the New n Tasty remake instead, though some prefer the original's grittier look.

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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.