Underplayed Gems

The Utility Room (2023)

The Utility Room cover
Developer
Lionel Marsden
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 278 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.3 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

A slow, atmospheric, and unsettling journey through an abstract, alien space where you feel like an intruder.

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What players say

A short VR walking simulator about scale and unsettling surrealism. Players praise its ability to convey immense size and a creepy atmosphere, comparing it to Paper Beasts. The ending is considered weird, and the game is best picked up on sale.

Screenshots

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More games like this

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.