Underplayed Gems

Cheat or Die (2020)

Cheat or Die cover
Developer
Kanonix
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.4 of 5, 9 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 30 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 tense, darkly comic puzzle game where you help a student cheat through stylized exams against a threatening supervisor.

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What players say

Players are split on this game. Some call it a cynical Game Jam asset flip with no resolution options and objectionable classroom violence, while others praise its addictive challenge, tricky mechanics, and dark yet cute art and writing.

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.