Curse of the Old Gods (2017)

Developer: Tim Rachor
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 67 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.8 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-burn point-and-click adventure that feels like unraveling a cryptic mystery through tense investigation and brain-teasing puzzles.

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What players say

Players describe a free, short point-and-click adventure with intentionally retro digitized graphics. The hotspot indicator is essential for seeing interactable objects, and puzzles can be unfair, especially a combination lock. There are three endings, but two are similar bad outcomes. The inventory is laggy, and the experience takes about an hour.

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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.