Underplayed Gems

Betelgeuse (2020)

Betelgeuse cover
Developer
Brainstorm Software
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.8 of 5, 51 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.0 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 calm but progressively demanding puzzle session where each new chapter rewrites the rules, keeping you mentally engaged without any emotional intensity or narrative weight.

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What players say

Players praise the sheer volume of 360 puzzles spread across 18 chapters, each introducing new mechanics without explicit tutorials. Many find it addictive at first but note the difficulty spikes sharply in later chapters, with some calling the final levels tedious and repetitive. A few reviewers mention the lack of any online walkthrough or guide.

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.