Underplayed Gems

Uplink (2006)

Uplink cover
Developer
Introversion Software
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.5 of 5, 2,421 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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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

You sit at a terminal, typing commands and watching green text scroll, feeling the quiet tension of outsmarting a system while knowing one wrong step can end everything.

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Screenshots

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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.