Underplayed Gems

Waiting For The Raven (2020)

Waiting For The Raven cover
Developer
Musclebird
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 73 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A tense, methodical game of espionage and manipulation where you carefully manage resources and relationships in a dark, mysterious setting.

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What players say

Players praise the espionage concept and cipher puzzles but overwhelmingly say the game is unfinished, with a UI that breaks down once you manage more than a few agents and bugs that have gone unfixed since 2022. Opinions split on whether the core loop is worth the jank.

Screenshots

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