SHADOWBOX: Mausoleum of Natural History (2024)

Developer

Parent-Teacher Guide to Paleontology

Publisher

PTPALEO LLC

Platforms

Windows

Genres

Simulation, Free To Play, Education, Early Access

Rating

4.0 of 5, 26 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 27 minutes

Where to get it

Steam

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

wandering through a quiet, dimly lit natural history museum, examining fossils up close and listening to audio logs at your own pace

educationalexploratorymuseum-likeinteractiveatmosphericleisurelycuriousrelaxed

What players say

Players praise the virtual museum as a free educational experience with detailed 3D fossil scans and a relaxing atmosphere, but some find it lacks traditional gameplay and note performance issues like crashes, especially on mid-range PCs. Opinions are split on whether the absence of game loops makes it a game at all.

Screenshots

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