Underplayed Gems

COG Back To The 80s (2022)

COG Back To The 80s cover
Developer
Emiliano y Juan, M, Phyox Entertainment
Publisher
Phyox Entertainment
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
2.8 of 5, 25 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 13 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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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 janky retro-styled first-person shooter with over-the-top violence and a deadpan, almost absurdly narrated cold war conspiracy story.

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What players say

Players are split: some see potential if updates continue, but most call it a low-effort asset flip with broken aiming, poor performance even on mid-range GPUs, barely any story, and a single mission since launch. The developer is accused of marketing false voice acting and abandoning the game for other projects.

Screenshots

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