Underplayed Gems

Gaze of Dread (2025)

Gaze of Dread cover
Developer
Just Sauce Studio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
5.0 of 5, 40 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You explore a quiet vacation rental alone while a creeping sense of dread builds through environmental storytelling and subtle eerie events.

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What players say

Players praise the atmosphere and voice acting in this short horror adventure, noting it is about 2 hours long. They are split on the story, some call it emotional while others find it predictable, and the lack of lip syncing in cutscenes is mentioned as a tell of its indie budget.

Screenshots

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