Underplayed Gems

Paper Pusher (2025)

Paper Pusher cover
Developer
Phillip Hubbard
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Rating
4.5 of 5, 39 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 48 minutes
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 grimly bureaucratic simulation where you methodically process people's lives through cold metrics, balancing dark absurdist humor with uncomfortable moral weight.

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What players say

Players describe this as a short psychological horror game that relies on unsettling choices rather than jump scares. It takes about 30–45 minutes, has multiple endings, and encourages replay. Many compare it to Death & Taxes but darker, and say the writing balances dark comedy with genuinely uncomfortable moral dilemmas.

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.