Ampu-Tea (2014)

Developer: ProjectorGames
Publisher: KISS ltd
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Rating: 3.1 of 5, 2,015 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A frustrating but comedic simulation of making tea with deliberately clumsy robotic limb controls.

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What players say

Players describe Ampu-Tea as a deliberately frustrating physics game with clunky controls that makes simple tea-making feel absurdly hard. Some enjoy the challenge, but most find the jankiness crosses from humorous to infuriating, comparing it unfavorably to Surgeon Simulator.

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