Underplayed Gems

The Butterfly Collector (2025)

The Butterfly Collector cover
Developer
Wicky Yu
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 928 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 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

A tense, narrative-driven experience where you uncover a disturbing crime through deliberate choices, with the oppressive feel of an investigation into madness and violence.

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What players say

Players are sharply divided. Many praise the strong female lead and its feminist themes, calling it important despite rough edges. Just as many condemn the game as a shallow, one-sided gender agenda piece that forces players into a grotesque male-incel perspective. Everyone agrees it is very short, around one to two hours, with only one meaningful choice and a slide-show presentation.

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.