Underplayed Gems

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Developer
Phigames
Publisher
Dear Villagers
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.5 of 5, 177 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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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 sprawling, contemplative journey through a crumbling digital world, blending methodical exploration with tense combat and the quiet mystery of emergent consciousness.

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What players say

Players are split on this ambitious metroidvania. Many praise its story, art, and music, but they agree platforming and combat are frustrating, and unskippable dialogue with bugs drag it down.

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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.