Underplayed Gems

Shattered Hourglass (2020)

Shattered Hourglass cover
Developer
sawworm Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.5 of 5, 20 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 13 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A pixel-art turn-based JRPG with heavy emphasis on branching choices and consequences across multiple story routes, offering a long, dense, and demanding journey.

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What players say

Players praise the karma system that shapes multiple endings and the ability to adjust difficulty on the fly, which makes grinding optional. The game is rich in content, with many players spending over 60 hours exploring vast maps and side quests. However, some find the backtracking tedious and the quest journal unhelpful, and a few note the dialogue has rough English writing.

Screenshots

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