Underplayed Gems

Escape until Friday (2020)

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Developer
Poly anchor studio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.1 of 5, 201 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.0 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, punishing struggle to escape a captor's house where every action has a consequence and failure means worsening your odds of survival

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What players say

Players say it is a short survival horror game that can be beaten in under an hour, with multiple endings. Reviews are split: some find it fun for the price, while others report bugs that break progression, and the kidnapper is fast enough that getting caught forces a reset for the best ending.

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.