Underplayed Gems

Pan's Survivor Chess (2023)

Pan's Survivor Chess cover
Developer
Yiming Pan
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Strategy
Rating
4.1 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 30 minutes
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 rapid, tactical loop of buying, placing, and upgrading units on an infinite grid while waves of enemies spawn and swarm.

auto-battlerincrementalstrategicfast-pacedrepetitivechaoticaddictive

Screenshots

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