Creatures Such as We (2017)

Developer: Choice of Games
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating: 4.6 of 5, 36 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.5 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

A slow, thoughtful text-based romance where you chat with game designers on a lonely moon, exploring meaning and choice without urgency.

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What players say

Players praise the story as beautiful and thought-provoking, especially the meta layers of a game within a game. The lack of stats lets choices feel free, not driven by numbers. The realistic moon setting and focus on character relationships, including trans options, stand out. A minority find it boring or pretentious, with typos and shallow choices.

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More by Choice of Games

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.