Underplayed Gems

心塞男孩 Sadboy (2019)

心塞男孩 Sadboy cover
Developer
热泉 RedSpring
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.0 of 5, 128 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 21 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A brief, quiet journey through post-graduation introspection, told with simple point-and-click interactions.

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What players say

Players describe this as a brief, roughly 20-minute interactive story about post-graduation depression and adulthood. Opinions split on whether it delivers genuine insight or feels like a pessimistic self-narrative. Many note it lacks replayability and an English translation.

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.