Underplayed Gems

imomushi (2023)

imomushi cover
Developer
AMURu
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.3 of 5, 246 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A fall-action game where you climb by replaying your failures, with cute but eerie hand-drawn visuals and a tense, introspective feel as your past selves cheer you on.

actiondifficultpsychological horrorcutehand-drawnphysics-basedtenseintrospective

What players say

Players describe this as a sadistic climbing game with an adorable caterpillar that makes cute noises. The jumping is unpredictable, the caterpillar's spin changes with movement and landing angle, and there is no save, so quitting means starting over. Ghosts of your past attempts linger to mock you. Players split on whether the random behavior is unfair or part of the challenge.

Screenshots

imomushi screenshot 1imomushi screenshot 2imomushi screenshot 3imomushi screenshot 4imomushi screenshot 5

More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.