Bad Dream: Afterlife (2025)

Developer: Desert Fox
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.8 of 5, 30 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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

You navigate a dreamlike, surreal nightmare where others recoil from you, creating a tense and unsettling atmosphere.

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What players say

Fans of the series say Afterlife is a short but rewarding entry with tougher puzzles and a nostalgic tour of familiar characters and locations. Players note it introduces experimental visuals like paper drawings mixed with real objects, but several find the logic occasionally confusing and the game too brief for the price.

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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.