Underplayed Gems

A Strange City (2021)

A Strange City cover
Developer
Dnovel
Publisher
My Way Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual
Rating
3.8 of 5, 29 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 35 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You are a lone employee fleeing a giant mechanical fish through a perpetually rainy, gloomy pixel city in a tense side-scrolling escape.

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What players say

Players are split on A Strange City. Some call it a short, fun platformer with an odd art style, while others dismiss it as an asset flip from a known shovelware developer. The controls feel strange on keyboard, there are only six levels, and the game lacks boss fights and achievements. Its very short runtime, around half an hour to three hours, is a common point.

Screenshots

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