Underplayed Gems

Santa's Shadow (2025)

Santa's Shadow cover
Developer
Dillan Victory
Publisher
Raydillanv
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
3.3 of 5, 6 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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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.

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How it feels

a tense, first-person psychological horror focused on stealth and escape from a grieving, unhinged family member while exploring a dark home full of cryptic notes

darktensepsychological horroratmosphericintrospectivestealthyunsettlingfirst-person

What players say

Players describe a frightening puzzle horror game that demands careful attention to items and punishes mistakes with restarts from the beginning. There is a practice mode without jump scares and a hard mode for variety, though some players are frustrated by the lack of checkpoints.

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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.