Underplayed Gems

Terracotta - Shards of Doom (2019)

Terracotta - Shards of Doom cover
Developer
Will Eller, Melanie Gunter, Joshua Key, Zac Snowbank, Rian Schmit
Publisher
Neumont College of Computer Science
Genres
Action, Adventure
Rating
5.0 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A fast-paced first-person game where you gleefully shatter clay pots with different weapons, collect hidden objects, and explore cartoonish worlds.

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What players say

Players finish the game in under an hour, and several note that weapon upgrades become available only after the credits, leaving little reason to keep playing. A few call it a budget Zelda alternative. The running joke is that you spend the game breaking pots.

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