Underplayed Gems

The Metamorphosis (2020)

The Metamorphosis cover
Developer
Izmir Games Collective
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure
Rating
4.4 of 5, 25 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.3 hours
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.

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How it feels

Playing this visual novel feels like slowly turning pages of a classic, unsettling story in a dimly lit room, with heavy silence and poignant illustrations guiding the melancholy transformation.

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What players say

Players praise the hand-drawn art and sound design for capturing the story's atmosphere, and many say the interactive format helped them finish a book they otherwise wouldn't. A few find the pacing too slow or the later art quality uneven.

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.