Underplayed Gems

PHOBOS Project (2022)

PHOBOS Project cover
Developer
Antoine Aubin
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
3.4 of 5, 25 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A first-person journey through oppressive, nightmarish environments where you manage your sanity while solving puzzles to escape your own fears.

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What players say

Players praise the scary atmosphere and surprising amount of content for a free game, but many hit a progression-blocking bug in act 4. Others find the open spaces tedious, the exploration aimless, and the controls clunky.

Screenshots

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