Underplayed Gems

Deneb: Across the Stars (2022)

Deneb: Across the Stars cover
Developer
SEROSOO
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 27 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a tense, precision-driven space platformer where every slight misstep sends you back to the start, demanding patient retries and pixel-perfect control.

hardcoreprecision platformerpunishingpixel graphicsatmosphericfrustratingretromouse-only

What players say

Players praise the mouse-only controls as a unique challenge that feels satisfying once mastered, but agree it starts brutally hard with no checkpoints. Many compare it to Getting Over It or Jump King for its punishing vertical design, though the cute pixel art and dogs keep them coming back.

Screenshots

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