Horatama (2021)

Developer

Julian Hernandez, Caroline Laber-Smith, Miriam Suarez, Emmanuel Mallea

Publisher

Team Horatama

Platforms

Windows, macOS, Linux

Genres

Indie

Rating

5.0 of 5, 7 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 16 minutes

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A cute pixel pet simulator that slowly twists into a tense survival horror as your lovable digital creatures begin to escape and threaten you if their needs are not met.

cute but unsettlingdarkly funnytensepixel graphicsretroatmosphericmanagementpunishing

What players say

Players describe Horatama as a short, cute Tamagotchi-like game where you care for adorable monsters that turn dangerous. Reviews note simple controls but a rough difficulty spike on the final level, and several call it an underrated horror title with a lot of personality.

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