Underplayed Gems

Wired (2018)

Wired cover
Developer
University of Cambridge Engineering Department
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.6 of 5, 110 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.1 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

You move through a dusty, 1970s-derelict building, methodically wiring circuits to progress, with a quiet, lonely tension building toward a mysterious appointment above.

atmosphericeducationalpuzzle-platformerderelictabandonedlonelydeliberatenostalgic

What players say

Players praise it as a clever educational puzzle game that teaches basic electronics and circuit logic through gameplay. The story is surprisingly touching, though voice acting is cheesy. The game starts easy and slow, lasting about 4 to 8 hours. Some players who know electronics find the puzzles too simple.

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.