Underplayed Gems

The Raintime (2020)

The Raintime cover
Developer
socah development
Publisher
socah
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
3.5 of 5, 55 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A quiet, introspective visual novel where you slowly peel back the protagonist's growing unease and the unsettling feeling that reality itself is hollow.

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What players say

Players are split on The Raintime. Some praise its atmosphere, art, and existential themes, while many call it a tedious e-book masquerading as a game with no choices, boring dialogue, and pseudo-philosophical writing.

Screenshots

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