Underplayed Gems

Chicken in the Darkness (2018)

Chicken in the Darkness cover
Developer
Jaesung Kim, Jongseop Lee, Hyunggu Han
Publisher
BukGwak
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 44 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense, no-save roguelike where you sneak through a dark school to complete objectives and return with fried chicken, blending mundane stakes with genuine dread.

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What players say

Players say this budget horror game is unexpectedly hard, often taking 30-40 attempts to beat. They praise the creepy atmosphere and jump scares but note items sometimes glitch and instructions are unclear. Multiple endings add replay value.

Screenshots

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