Underplayed Gems

Sinew (2025)

Sinew cover
Developer
Odd Critter Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Free To Play
Rating
3.5 of 5, 23 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 32 minutes
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 tense underwater survival experience where you navigate a dark, biomechanical world, solving puzzles while evading lurking predators.

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What players say

Players praise the tense underwater atmosphere and puzzle-platforming, but many report bugs, broken checkpoints which force full restarts, and controller support that often fails. The game is very short, completed in an evening, and comparisons to Limbo and Silt are common.

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.