Underplayed Gems

Hacker's Restart (2023)

Hacker's Restart cover
Developer
Jeheh
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie, Simulation
Rating
2.9 of 5, 26 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 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 gentle, story-focused simulation about friendship and starting over, with a calm, low-pressure feel.

cozylow-stakesslice-of-lifenarrative-drivenintrospectivecasualatmospheric

What players say

Players say it is a very short adult visual novel, finishable in under two hours, with multiple endings but broken images on some routes, especially the polyamory one. The story is described as decent but forgettable, and while the price is low, some feel it is not worth even that.

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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.