Underplayed Gems

Wait! Life is beautiful! (2020)

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Developer
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Publisher
GameNet
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
3.7 of 5, 256 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.0 hours
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 contemplative and emotionally charged point-and-click adventure that blends dystopian themes with personal reflection, pacing the player through a thoughtful story with challenging puzzles.

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What players say

Players describe it as a short, emotional psychological thriller about talking people out of suicide. Many praise the writing and how choices matter, but some find the dialogue unskippable and painfully slow on replay. A few report bugs and visual glitches.

Screenshots

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More games like this

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.