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

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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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