Underplayed Gems

TraptionBakery (2020)

TraptionBakery cover
Developer
Jon Prestidge
Publisher
ProperBostin Interactive
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation
Rating
5.0 of 5, 8 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A deliberately slow, methodical puzzle where you tinker with a surreal, hand-drawn contraption at your own pace, finding amusement in its bizarre logic.

relaxingperplexingmethodicalminimalistsurrealcartoonydarkly humorousslow-paced

What players say

Players describe a quirky, hand-drawn puzzle where you zoom into a detailed scene to operate a Rube Goldberg contraption and bake bread. The game offers no instructions, forcing experimentation, and players split on whether the slow camera movement and performance issues are frustrating or part of the relaxed pace.

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.