Underplayed Gems

Hako Maze (2026)

Hako Maze cover
Platforms
Nintendo Switch
Genres
Puzzle
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop
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 calm, methodical puzzle game where you navigate box-filled, minimalist environments, requiring careful thought and spatial reasoning.

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About

Introducing a whole new genre: "Mental Rotation Maze" Test your flash of inspiration in this spatial brain teaser—can you visualize the 3D maze hidden within a flat net?

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.