When They Arrived (2019)

Developer: Second Reality
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 1.8 of 5, 130 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 27 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 free-form survival sandbox where you scavenge and build to fight off an alien invasion.

survivalactionexplorationbuildingviolentdestructiveresource managementopen world

What players say

Players report the game is extremely buggy, with crashes, falling through the floor, and inventory issues making it borderline unplayable. Performance is poor, with framerate drops and audio glitches. Some see potential but say development has stalled since 2018.

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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.