Underplayed Gems

Patterna (2016)

Patterna cover
Developer
Sebastian Schöner
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.6 of 5, 47 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.2 hours
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 quiet, cerebral exercise in deduction where each node click feels like solving a tiny spatial riddle.

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What players say

Players call it the Dark Souls of puzzle games for its pure-deduction logic puzzles that never require guessing, unlike Hexcells. The tutorial is long and complex, and the game has a steep difficulty wall right after it, though the random level generator and relaxing soundtrack are praised.

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.