Papa (2026)

Developer: VimmGames
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 3.2 of 5, 45 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.6 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, atmospheric experience where returning to a childhood home gradually turns familiar memories into an unsettling dread.

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What players say

Players split on Papa. Some call it a solid short horror story with good atmosphere and scares, while others fault unintuitive controls, tiny unmarked interactables, and loud jumpscares. Several got stuck hunting for a key, passcode, or fuse, and one critic says the ending feels abrupt. A few note performance hitches and one lorem ipsum text bug.

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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.