Underplayed Gems

PARKAN: THE IMPERIAL CHRONICLES (2017)

PARKAN: THE IMPERIAL CHRONICLES cover
Developer
GameXP.com
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.2 of 5, 60 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam

More by Nikita

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.

More games like this

How it feels

A slow, atmospheric journey through procedurally generated space, blending old-school RPG and sim elements with a lonely, story-driven pace.

atmosphericold schoolstory richopen worldimmersive simretroexplorationmethodical

What players say

Players overwhelmingly praise the game from childhood nostalgia, but warn newcomers it is very hard to learn without a tutorial and that controls are difficult to set up on modern systems. The gameplay mixes ship combat, boarding, and planet colonization, though the story is absent in-game and music becomes repetitive after many hours.

Screenshots

PARKAN: THE IMPERIAL CHRONICLES screenshot 1PARKAN: THE IMPERIAL CHRONICLES screenshot 2PARKAN: THE IMPERIAL CHRONICLES screenshot 3PARKAN: THE IMPERIAL CHRONICLES screenshot 4PARKAN: THE IMPERIAL CHRONICLES screenshot 5

More games like this

More by Nikita

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.