Underplayed Gems

Rodeo Clown (2024)

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Developer
Xavier Bell
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A slow, melancholic walk through a desolate small town, mixing deadpan humor with a sense of emptiness and quiet drama.

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What players say

Players compare it to Disco Elysium, praising its funny yet bleak writing and introspective story about a man stranded in a small town. It takes about 4 hours and rewards multiple playthroughs, but some find the later abstract sections less engaging.

Screenshots

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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.