Underplayed Gems

Dark Sauce (2019)

Dark Sauce cover
Developer
Artalasky
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
2.9 of 5, 35 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 33 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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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 cute but tense voxel platformer where you play as a vulnerable pig navigating dangerous dungeons with no superpowers.

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What players say

Players are sharply divided. Many call it an unfinished, frustrating asset flip with input delay, forced blur, music that restarts on every death, and no control screen. A few enjoy the voxel art, music, and exploration with levers, but even they note the lack of a tutorial.

Screenshots

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