Underplayed Gems

Unfinished - An Artist's Lament (2015)

Unfinished - An Artist's Lament cover
Developer
Dust Scratch Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.4 of 5, 34 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 46 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a gentle, meditative journey through a hand-drawn world, where you follow a pencil and a voice while unlocking abilities from abandoned sketches.

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What players say

Players finish in roughly 30 minutes and praise the hand-drawn art and relatable metaphor for artistic struggle, but they split on the gameplay: some find it charming while others call the controls bad, the walking too slow, and the puzzles trivial.

Screenshots

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