Underplayed Gems

Where's Oswald (2022)

Where's Oswald cover
Developer
MV JPL
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
2.8 of 5, 16 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 28 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

You revisit a dark childhood home at night, solving simple puzzles and evading pursuing entities in a tense first-person horror walk that builds atmosphere without overstating menace.

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What players say

Players find Where's Oswald very short and unclear, with many getting stuck because the game does not explain controls, objectives, or how to reload the flashlight. A persistent bug causes the required lighter to vanish after dying. The ending is so ambiguous some players did not realize the game was over.

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