République (2014)

Developer: GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc.
Publisher: Camouflaj
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 11 player ratings
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.

More games like this Watch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A tense stealth game where you guide a desperate woman through a surveillance state, feeling like a puppeteer in a oppressive, high-stakes cat-and-mouse game.

stealthtenseatmosphericsuspensefulsurveillanceclaustrophobicstory-drivenpuzzling

About

You receive a call from Hope, a woman trapped inside a mysterious totalitarian state. Hacking into an elaborate surveillance network, you guide Hope through a web of danger and deception across five thrilling episodes. Developed over five years by industry veterans (Metal Gear Solid 4, Halo 4, F.E.A.R., Black & White 2, SOCOM) and fully realized in Unity 5, Republique is a thrilling and topical stealth-action game that explores the perils of government surveillance in the Internet Age.

Screenshots

More games like this

More by NetEase

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.