Underplayed Gems

Debug Girl (2024)

Debug Girl cover
Developer
Chicken
Publisher
Waku Waku Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, RPG
Rating
4.4 of 5, 57 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A charming, low-stakes adventure pairing visual novel storytelling with light retro action, focused on collaborative game development and budding romance.

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What players say

Players finish in 2–3 hours and call it overpriced even on sale. The visual novel has no voice acting and barely any event artwork, while the action-platformer part handles well but makes bug-hunting more like a hidden-object puzzle. Reviews split on whether the story is charming or too plain, and several note that fixed protagonist name hurts immersion.

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