Underplayed Gems

Red Rover (2018)

Red Rover cover
Developer
Alan Chan
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Simulation
Rating
3.6 of 5, 21 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 46 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a calm, methodical drive across a lifeless Mars landscape, feeling like a daydream from childhood brought to virtual reality

chilleducationalexploratoryslow-pacedrealisticatmosphericnostalgicsimulation

What players say

Players describe Red Rover as a Mars terrain viewer rather than a game, with no objectives or challenge. It uses real satellite data for the landscape, which appeals to space enthusiasts and fans of Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars books. Controls are often called unintuitive and the game feels unfinished or abandoned.

Screenshots

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