Underplayed Gems

Useless Box (2018)

Useless Box cover
Developer
ORBI Games
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
Rating
2.6 of 5, 23 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 24 minutes
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 simple, repetitive first-person arcade game where you flip a switch with tense patience to stop a nuclear launch.

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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.