Underplayed Gems

Cassiculus (2024)

Cassiculus cover
Developer
Craig Lawrence
Publisher
LockleyGames
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Simulation, Free To Play
Rating
4.0 of 5, 176 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 42 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

You crawl through dark, narrow caves with unsettling audio and visuals, feeling a slow dread as your curiosity turns to fear.

first-person horroratmosphericclaustrophobictenseisolatingslow-paceddisturbingfree to play

What players say

Players describe Cassiculus as a short, free horror game with strong atmosphere and sound design, but some find it too reliant on cutscenes and not actually scary. Opinions split on the spider focus: some enjoy the creepy animations while others say it only works for arachnophobes. Multiple reviews report game-breaking bugs, especially camera or progression issues.

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.