Underplayed Gems

エスカレーター | Escalator (2024)

エスカレーター |  Escalator cover
Developer
Toyasky
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating
1.9 of 5, 124 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 44 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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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 tense, slow-paced experience where you ride an escalator and inspect the environment for subtle anomalies, feeling trapped in an eerily silent underground space.

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What players say

Players call this a low-effort clone of 8番出口 (Exit 8) that fails to capture what made that game work. The forced escalator ride ruins pacing, anomalies are dull, and controls feel clunky. Some find the surreal humor charming, but most say it is not worth the money.

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.