Underplayed Gems

ChildStory (2024)

ChildStory cover
Developer
Oliver Orangers
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.7 of 5, 45 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.9 hours
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

Playing feels like stepping into a whimsical, storybook adventure with a resourceful child protagonist, exploring a chilly pixel-art town and solving puzzles to maintain the lunar cycle.

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What players say

Players praise the soundtrack and cute pixel art, but note the game is unfinished and buggy, with issues like unsaved language settings and poor English localization. It wears its Undertale inspiration on its sleeve, and players are split on whether the story and characters have enough depth.

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.