Underplayed Gems

The Call of Karen (2020)

The Call of Karen cover
Developer
Trumbus
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.0 of 5, 1,228 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 53 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A slow-burn descent into domestic chaos where mundane chores become increasingly surreal and oppressive, blending dark humor with psychological unease.

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What players say

Players describe a short, funny satire of 1950s life that takes a couple of hours to finish. Some enjoy the bizarre cooking and cleaning while others find the gameplay repetitive and buggy, but the free price makes the roughness easy to overlook.

Screenshots

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