Underplayed Gems

There Was A Caveman (2015)

There Was A Caveman cover
Developer
Nauris Amatnieks
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
3.5 of 5, 175 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a punishing retro platformer that feels like a frantic, pixelated struggle for survival against relentless dinosaurs.

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What players say

Players are split on this retro platformer: some enjoy the challenge and boss patterns, while others find it unfairly punishing with no save feature, forcing restarts from level one. Controls feel sluggish and deaths are frequent, with spikes and pits.

Screenshots

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