Underplayed Gems

The Institute (1983)

The Institute cover

Platforms: C64, Atari 8-bit, Apple II
Where to get it: My Abandonware

How it feels

A text-driven puzzle game with a slow, deliberate feel of unraveling a mystery through careful reading and logical thinking.

text-basedpuzzle solvingmysteriousdeliberateatmospheric1980sslow paced

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