Underplayed Gems

HeatStroke (2022)

HeatStroke cover
Developer
Talia bob Mair, Matt Garnett, Braden Banning
Publisher
ItsTheTalia
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.6 of 5, 216 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a hypnotically tedious desert road trip where you type along a story while the landscape warps and a radio drones on, with no safety net

typing-heavyrepetitiveatmosphericsurrealrelaxingminimalistpunishingexperimental

What players say

Players say HeatStroke demands physical endurance because typing at speed for its short story causes hand pain, and they recommend keeping water nearby. The driving has an autosteer trick to buy writing time, making it a memorably brutal but rewarding experience.

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