ШП - ShP (2017)

Developer: Xitilon
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 208 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 21 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 deliberately obtuse and punishing puzzle game where you fumble through an incomprehensible Windows Forms interface, resetting progress at every misstep.

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What players say

Players describe ШП as a deliberately confusing puzzle game with a broken-looking Windows 95 interface. The three puzzles require guessing and experimentation, and some find the lack of instructions and odd dialogs more frustrating than fun, while others enjoy the disorienting challenge. There is no resolution option and the interface is mostly text boxes.

Screenshots

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