Underplayed Gems

Paraopticon (2023)

Paraopticon cover
Developer
Level01 Gamestudio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a nerve-wracking vigil where you must spot subtle changes in surveillance feeds to survive the night shift

tenseatmosphericpsychological horrorpunishingobservationalrepetitivestressful

What players say

Players enjoy the atmosphere and many anomalies but report bugs, including save file deletion and high CPU load. The linear progression contrasts with other games in the genre, and while some find it a good challenge on hard, others say it is too buggy to play beyond easy.

Screenshots

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