The Way Home at Night (2026)

Developer: MeteorWing
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie
Rating: 2.9 of 5, 7 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 37 minutes
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, tense walk through dark, familiar places where ordinary turns unsettling, relying on small acts of courage to reach safety.

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What players say

A very short walking horror game that lasts about 30 minutes with barely any puzzles or events. Players are split: some enjoy the uneasy night walk and cat searching, while others find the screen too dark, the gameplay dull, and a few compare it unfavorably to the game Tsugunohi.

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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.