Underplayed Gems

BARK (2021)

BARK cover
Developer
Tic Toc Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.2 of 5, 49 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A frantic, colorful arcade shoot-'em-up where cute animals pilot mechs through space in chaotic co-op battles against cybernetic fish.

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What players say

Players love the hand-drawn art and charming Saturday-morning-cartoon style, but split on the difficulty: some find it perfectly tuned for parties while others call out spikes and cheap deaths. The game is built around local co-op, and reviewers consistently lament the absence of online multiplayer, calling it the one major flaw.

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