Underplayed Gems

Birthday Boy (2026)

Birthday Boy cover
Developer
Playstige Interactive
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure
Rating
4.1 of 5, 39 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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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 terrifying, psychologically intense journey through a nightmarish circus where you confront childhood trauma using physics powers to survive demonic toys.

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What players say

Players are split: some praise the voice acting, creepy atmosphere and physics gimmick, while others call the store description misleading, report no real combat, and find the first chapters boring. The default brightness is too dark and head bobbing cannot be turned off.

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.