Underplayed Gems

Transcender (2020)

Transcender cover
Developer
Aldo Jeffrey
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.2 of 5, 87 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 43 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 brief, cryptic sci-fi walking simulator where the main draw is figuring out how the interface and world work through repeated short playthroughs.

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What players say

Players describe a short, surreal walking sim that mixes an idler game with a third-person section, ending on a cliffhanger. Reviews compare it to 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Matrix. Some call it pretentious, others find it magical, but many warn it takes patience to get past the confusing start.

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.