Underplayed Gems

Tostchu (2024)

Tostchu cover
Developer
Ravenscape Collective
Publisher
Mars Bacon LLC
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.2 of 5, 617 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

You run a small toast shop in a desolate 90s Turkish stopover, managing orders while unsettling events slowly unfold around you.

atmospherictensemysteriouspsychological horrortime managementresource managementimmersivestory rich

What players say

Players praise the oppressive Central Anatolian atmosphere and TV channel details, but many feel the game is unfinished with an abrupt ending and underwhelming horror payoffs. Cooking mechanics are limited despite listed ingredients, and players split on whether the slow-burn psychological horror works or leads to boredom.

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.