Underplayed Gems

Hold Your Own (2017)

Hold Your Own cover
Developer
DistrictWare inc.
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Rating
3.4 of 5, 574 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 22 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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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 bleak and stressful fight for survival on a remote archipelago against an ever-stronger enemy, where every gain is hard-won and losses are expected.

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What players say

Players are split on whether the game is abandoned: some say development stalled after 2023, while others report a new developer took over and is updating it. The game has frequent crashes, a broken save system, and a grind-heavy felt too large map with slow travel.

Screenshots

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