While you are Downloading (2018)

Developer: Alien Nude LTD
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie, Early Access
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 23 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 14 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 quick, pick-up-and-play arcade shooter that feels like a throwback to old-school coin-eating games while you wait.

fast-pacedarcaderetroinfiniteeasy to learnhard to mastertop-down shootersurvival

What players say

Players call it a simple arcade shooter meant to kill time while downloading bigger games. The left-right controls are easy, but the content is thin and gets old fast.

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.