The Game Awards (2024)

Developer: Maxwell Software
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating: 3.2 of 5, 11 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 51 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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.

More games like this

How it feels

a chaotic, self-aware mockumentary that jerks between speed-platforming, hack-and-slash, and exploration, with a janky, amateurish charm that feels like a desperate indie pitch.

mockumentarygenre-swappingsatiricaldarkly funnyjankyunpolishedambitiousmeta

What players say

Players find the humor sharp but divisive, with a meta in-joke tone that works for some and falls flat for others. The gameplay is janky on purpose, yet some call it boring or not compelling enough to offset the intentional roughness. Performance issues and a broken save feature are reported. The game is short and genre-bending, but players disagree on whether the novelty justifies the price.

Screenshots

More games like this

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.