Underplayed Gems

De Profundis (2019)

De Profundis cover
Developer
points contigus
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
3.8 of 5, 8 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 7.0 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 tense, claustrophobic survival story where you navigate complete darkness, relying on sparse encounters to piece together what happened.

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What players say

Players praise the all-black screen as cleverly atmospheric, but many call it an e-book with no gameplay. The game is short with multiple endings, though detractors find the writing amateurish and the reading tedious. Some note it is in French.

Screenshots

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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.