Underplayed Gems

10mg: Stroke (2020)

10mg: Stroke cover
Developer
Bluish-Green Productions
Publisher
Bluish-Green Games Inc., 10mg
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 13 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 10 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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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 quiet, emotionally heavy interactive fiction where the player is left waiting in a hospital, grappling with fear and uncertainty through small, meaningful choices.

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What players say

Players praise the game's sincere handling of a medical emergency but note it is too short to fully develop the emotional weight. The music effectively builds anxiety, and reviewers appreciate the game's brief but thoughtful look at stress in a waiting room. Some find the characters shallow despite the sensitive subject matter.

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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.