Underplayed Gems

A guard walks into a tavern (2023)

A guard walks into a tavern cover
Developer
SuQing
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Rating
4.2 of 5, 426 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 5.7 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

You manage bounties and balance faction reputation in a medieval fantasy setting, where your survival hinges on careful choices and the story unfolds through randomized, text-based narrative.

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What players say

Players say the game starts fun but quickly becomes repetitive with shallow systems. There is praise for the story and multiple endings, though getting them requires a slow multi-run experience. The UI is clunky and click-heavy, with no hotkeys, and a single looping track makes the audio grating. A single developer made it, and some note development seems to have stalled.

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.