Underplayed Gems

Thread (2022)

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Developer
Medow
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.2 of 5, 26 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.6 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 lonely, precise platforming metroidvania where you methodically create your own footholds to explore a decaying puppet world.

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What players say

A short metroidvania built around a unique scissor-based movement system where you stick your weapon into walls to climb. Players praise the clever platforming and smooth controls, but some note the combat is trivial due to an overabundance of healing items, and there are no boss fights at all.

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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.