Underplayed Gems

Cheese Runner (2022)

Cheese Runner cover
Developer
Kai Hutchence
Publisher
Massive Corporation Game Studios
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
5.0 of 5, 25 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

Navigating a gritty cyberpunk dystopia through ASCII art and text, balancing risk and reward in the illicit cheese trade with a darkly comedic edge.

retrominimalistatmosphericdarkly funnytensestrategicpunishingtext-based

What players say

Players love the ASCII art, music, and tough choices in this short trading game where you buy low and sell high across locations while dodging killbots. Many compare it to Drug Wars from old calculators. Runs last about 30 minutes, so it works well in short bursts, though some wish it had more depth.

Screenshots

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