Underplayed Gems

Roaches: The Birthday Party (2024)

Roaches: The Birthday Party cover
Developer
Essa Mobi
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.3 of 5, 7 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A low-stakes, no-pressure jigsaw puzzle game where you assemble images at your own pace without time limits or penalties.

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What players say

Players call this a casual jigsaw puzzle game where you assemble AI-generated pictures of cockroaches celebrating a birthday. The puzzles come in 25, 49, or 100 pieces with no time limit and a reference image always visible. Music is described as ominous, and while the premise is considered cute and funny by some, others criticize it as AI slop.

Screenshots

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