Baroque (1998)

Developer: Sting
Publisher: Sting, Entertainment Software Publishing Inc.
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Role-playing (RPG)

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

Climbing the tower feels like a grim, exhausting slog where every demon encounter and dwindling stamina bar tightens the dread of survival.

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About

Baroque is horror-themed action game with elements of survival gameplay. The whole game is set in the tower: you slowly work your way to the top, fighting demons as you progress. You have HP as well as stamina gauge. If your stamina is depleted, you walk slower and can't react well in a battle.

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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.