Ritual Static (2026)

Developer: Clifford Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 4.9 of 5, 49 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.2 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.

More games like this

How it feels

A slow, dreamlike exploration through a childhood home that shifts between haunting and melancholic, with static and camera work bridging the real and surreal.

surrealatmospherichauntingdreamlikeunsettlingslow-pacedintrospectiveeerie

What players say

Players describe Ritual Static as a short, psychological horror game that leans on atmosphere rather than jump scares, with only one at the start. It evokes a specific, sad nostalgia and an oppressive mood, but some find it slow since there is no fail state or enemy to create tension.

Screenshots

More games like this

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.