Dad's Monster House (2021)

Developer: Cotton Game
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 282 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.3 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 melancholic, surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure that blends psychological horror with heartrending introspection about love and ambition.

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What players say

Players praise the hand-drawn art and relaxed puzzle difficulty, but many note the frequent backtracking between rooms without a map teleport option. The game includes a built-in notebook for recording clues, and the story about a father and son is called touching, though some find the dialogue cliché. It is a short experience with multiple endings.

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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.