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
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 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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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.