Underplayed Gems

Cleo: A Pirate's Tale (2021)

Cleo: A Pirate's Tale cover
Developer
Christoph Schultz
Publisher
Greycap Audiovisual Mediadesign UG
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.4 of 5, 7 player ratings
Main story
about 4.5 hours
Completionist
about 8.0 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A lighthearted, nostalgic pirate quest with a retro pixel art style and gentle puzzle-solving.

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About

Cleo is a solo-developed, top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.

Screenshots

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