Underplayed Gems

Pet Rock Duty (2023)

Pet Rock Duty cover
Developer
Eli Stevens
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.5 of 5, 20 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense but cartoony time-management puzzle where you juggle feeding a creepy pet rock and sneaking past weird school staff to escape before the day ends.

time managementdarkly funnytensecartoonypuzzlesurvivalwhimsical horrornonlinear

What players say

Players praise the game's charm and fast-paced horror loop of feeding a rock monster while escaping a school, but many wish the controls and keybindings were explained better. The game is short, and opinions split on whether the lack of clarity is intentional or frustrating.

Screenshots

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