Underplayed Gems

Please Wake Up (2021)

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Developer
CLU Entertainment LLC
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.1 of 5, 35 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 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 disorienting, intimate psychological horror experience that slowly destabilizes your perception of memory and reality.

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What players say

Players praise the memory-based 'spot the difference' horror concept, but opinions split on execution. Some call it innovative and tense, while others find it tedious and repetitive. The text uses a VCR-style blur effect that can be straining, though toggleable. The story unfolds through podcasts, and the ending is widely criticized as a rushed mess.

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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.