Underplayed Gems

Through Abandoned: The Underground City (2015)

Through Abandoned: The Underground City cover
Developer
Igor Krutov
Publisher
Conglomerate 5
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
3.9 of 5, 1,015 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A gentle, hand-drawn point-and-click journey through strange, abandoned parallel worlds, driven by story and light puzzles.

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What players say

Players find this a very short, atmospheric point-and-click with nice art but a disappointing ending. Some note the puzzles often involve trial-and-error and interactable items that don't highlight.

Screenshots

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