Gnome (2023)

Developer: echomune
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 23 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.1 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 tend a quiet house and garden, never knowing when the gnome will appear, building a tense, creeping dread.

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What players say

Players recommend going in blind for this short horror game, but they are split on value: many say it is fun for the price, while others call it a padded walking simulator that is too expensive even on sale. The game builds to a chaotic ending, though some find the back half tedious with large empty maps.

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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.