Hostile Makeover (2009)

Developer: Gimagin
Publisher: Game Factory Interactive Ltd. , Lifetime Games , Merscom LLC , Russobit-M , rondomedia Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Puzzle
Where to get it: My Abandonware

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 calm, methodical search through scenes for clues and objects, paced more like a relaxed puzzle session than a thrilling chase.

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About

Hostile Makeover is a first-person adventure and puzzle game released in 2009 for Windows. This licensed title blends detective mystery elements with hidden object gameplay, developed by Gimagin and published by several companies including Game Factory Interactive Ltd., Lifetime Games, Merscom LLC, Russobit-M, and rondomedia Marketing & Vertriebs GmbH.

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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.