Underplayed Gems

The Rig: A Starmap to Murder (2020)

The Rig: A Starmap to Murder cover
Developer
Sunset Division
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
3.8 of 5, 51 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A deliberately paced, modest mystery adventure game for VR that channels 1990s point-and-click nostalgia through simple environmental exploration and a short, film-length story.

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What players say

Players call The Rig a short space-noir detective story that looks like Blade Runner but runs poorly even on top-tier hardware. It takes about 1–2 hours, has basic escape-room puzzles, and players are split on the teleport-only movement, some find it breaks immersion, others dislike its absence of smooth locomotion.

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