Underplayed Gems

[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day (2024)

[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day cover
Developer
Southern Fjords Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
3.4 of 5, 91 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A slow-burn investigative thriller where delivering newspapers becomes a tense, eerie exploration of suburban secrets.

atmosphericpsychological horrorstory richtenseeerieexplorationnarrative drivenfirst person

What players say

Players compare it to Fears to Fathom but find it shorter and more basic, with invisible walls and no save system. The atmosphere works for some, while others see a bare-bones story with little horror until the end. Performance issues like high memory usage and freezing mar the experience, though the bike controls get occasional praise.

Screenshots

[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day screenshot 1[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day screenshot 2[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day screenshot 3[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day screenshot 4[Southern Fjords] Newspaper Day screenshot 5

More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.