Gamer Simulator (2015)

Developer: Punk Games Studio
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 2.9 of 5, 29 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 16 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A claustrophobic survival sim where you shuffle between randomly generated mini-games to gather food and water while an interest meter pushes you to keep playing.

randomly generatedsurvivalrepetitiveisolatedresource gatheringpuzzle solvingunpredictablehardcore start

What players say

Players say the game offers only a handful of repetitive minigames, gets boring quickly, and never received updates. Controls and item placement are confusing, food pickups inside the in-game games instead of in the real world strike reviewers as odd. A few find humor in the concept, but most advise against buying it even on sale.

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