Underplayed Gems

Something In The Well (2023)

Something In The Well cover
Developer
the ito project
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating
5.0 of 5, 22 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 24 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

More by the ito project

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.

More games like this

How it feels

a brief, eerie walk through dark woods where something unseen is trying to get in

atmospherictensewalking simulatordarkshortstylizedfirst-personhorror

What players say

Players describe it as a very short found footage horror game you can finish under 20 minutes. They consistently praise a secret ending that surprises. One review compares its chase design to The Lancaster Leak. A few call it more a concept than a full game.

Screenshots

Something In The Well screenshot 1Something In The Well screenshot 2Something In The Well screenshot 3Something In The Well screenshot 4Something In The Well screenshot 5

More games like this

More by the ito project

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.