Underplayed Gems

Penkura (2018)

Penkura cover
Developer
Lionsart
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access
Rating
4.5 of 5, 199 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 15 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 blend of strategic base-building and tense first-person survival where death has real consequences and robotic companions help you recover.

open worldsurvivalcraftingbase buildingexplorationchallengingimmersivefirst-person

What players say

Players praise the foundation but warn there is little content, comparing it to a demo or extended tutorial. The solo developer is unusually responsive, personally addressing bug reports within hours. Performance is notably solid. Players split on whether the slow updates are forgivable for a long-term buy or whether it should have been a demo first.

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.