Underplayed Gems

The Chronicle (2022)

The Chronicle cover
Developer
ArtStrong Games
Publisher
ArtStrongGames
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
3.5 of 5, 13 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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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 first-person detective puzzler set in a surreal WWII-era newspaper building, with a focus on exploration and unraveling a mystery through environmental storytelling.

first-personexplorationpuzzleatmosphericmysterioussurrealdetectivehistorical

What players say

Players are split: some call it a promising free horror escape room with good atmosphere and jump scares, while others say it feels like a rushed asset flip with glitches and no save system.

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.