Underplayed Gems

HOST (2018)

HOST cover
Developer
Garrett Fuselier
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Early Access
Rating
4.4 of 5, 27 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 19 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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 slow, contemplative descent into a surreal, alien space where puzzle-solving is guided by intuition and sensory clues in a dimly lit, immersive VR world.

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What players say

Players praise the visual and sound design and the immersive use of room-scale VR, but many call the game very short, around 10 to 15 minutes, and note it is light on content for the price. Some find the puzzles simple or half-broken and the lighting in VR darker than screenshots suggest.

Screenshots

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More games like this

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.