Underplayed Gems

DERE EVIL EXE (2018)

DERE EVIL EXE cover
Developer
Darius Immanuel Guerrero
Publisher
AppSir Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 383 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.8 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A tense, punishing retro platformer that feels deliberately uncomfortable and psychologically unsettling.

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What players say

Players are split on this horror platformer. Some enjoy the pixel art and satisfying skill checks, but others say the scares are just the same jumpscare repeated and the difficulty feels cheap rather than fair.

Screenshots

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