Underplayed Gems

Subject A-119 (2017)

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Developer
Heekdevelopment
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual
Rating
3.1 of 5, 43 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.9 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

You wander a sterile facility piecing together your origins through simple puzzles, feeling a quiet, lonely curiosity.

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What players say

Players compare it to Portal but note the lack of an introductory tutorial, leaving them to guess how the six abilities work. Controls feel clunky, some puzzles are luck-based, and the parkour sections are dismissed as filler. The game is free and short, but also buggy with broken achievements on modern systems.

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.