Underplayed Gems

Colony Cephea (2023)

Colony Cephea cover
Developer
DocksonWedge
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Rating
3.9 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 35 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

navigating a vast, lonely galaxy with limited tools, relying on light and engine to solve spatial puzzles and uncover hidden truths

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What players say

Players call it a very short experimental horror game, free and worth a quick play. The light-and-dark flashlight mechanic works well, but teleporting between screens disorients some players. Controls feel stiff on keyboard and mouse but smooth on controller, and the story is unclear. A few reviewers call it a tech demo or a ripoff of early space games.

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.