Underplayed Gems

BAD END (2015)

BAD END cover
Developer
Arai Koh Create Office
Publisher
YOX-Project
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.2 of 5, 397 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.2 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 short, choice-driven visual novel where the player investigates a deadly rumor through an eerie, casual reading experience.

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What players say

Players describe it as a short horror visual novel with multiple choices leading to 14 endings, completable in 2-3 hours. The writing is often called cliche and the endings feel cheap, though some praise the story's escalation and voice acting. A common frustration is the unskippable slow credits.

Screenshots

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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.