Underplayed Gems

Phonetic (2022)

Phonetic cover
Developer
Cameron Wang
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 31 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 18 minutes
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 calm, mentally engaging word puzzle that feels like a lightweight brain workout.

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What players say

Players praise it as a fun free language-puzzle time waster but many are frustrated by the muddled mix of American and British English pronunciations, which makes guessing the correct spelling confusing.

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.