Underplayed Gems

Gorogoa (2017)

Gorogoa cover
Developer
Buried Signal
Publisher
Annapurna Interactive
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.9 of 5, 20,468 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.0 hours
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.

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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 feel like a quiet puzzle wanderer in a beautifully hand-drawn world, slowly arranging and rearranging panels that reveal deep, surreal connections.

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What players say

Players praise the hand-drawn art and the unique puzzle mechanic of dragging and layering images across panels. The game is very short, most finish in one to two hours, and some say the price should reflect that. Reviews agree the puzzles are clever and satisfying, not especially hard, and the wordless story is told through the art alone.

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.