Underplayed Gems

Babette (2024)

Babette cover
Developer
RoaringLuck
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.4 of 5, 35 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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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 deceptively cute 90s virtual pet simulator slowly unravels into an unnerving, creeping horror as mundane caretaking tasks twist into something malevolent.

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What players say

Players describe Babette as a short horror game built around a haunted Tamagotchi concept. Opinion splits on the minigames: some find them frantic and fun, others call them poorly executed and wrist-wearing. The optional nightmare mode is widely noted as brutally punishing.

Screenshots

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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.