Underplayed Gems

VHS PLATFORM: 2D (2022)

VHS PLATFORM: 2D cover
Developer
Alessandro Silva
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie
Rating
3.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 16 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 punishing precision platformer where each jump and dash must be perfectly timed through deliberately obstructive obstacles.

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What players say

Players praise the VHS aesthetic and music, but many say controls are imprecise for the later levels, with wall-jumping singled out as making the game hard for the wrong reasons.

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.