Underland (2021)

Developer: Minicactus Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 173 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You dig through pixelated underground environments, solving physics puzzles while avoiding hazards to reach a hidden city.

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What players say

Players find Underland a short physics puzzler with decent ideas but clunky controls, inconsistent hitboxes, and tedious puzzles that are often easy to solve but frustrating to execute. The platform riding mechanic is particularly irritating, and many players report being able to cheese levels. It is seen as worth the low price but not much more.

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