Underplayed Gems

Blood Vial (2026)

Blood Vial cover
Developer
Dillon Steyl
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action
Rating
4.8 of 5, 318 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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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 visceral, retro-inspired first-person shooter where you frantically swim through enemy blood to survive while managing a constantly draining health bar.

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What players say

Players consistently say the game is fun but extremely short, often finishing in under 30 minutes. Many feel it is more of a proof of concept than a full game, with limited content variety, and some report frequent crashes.

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.