Underplayed Gems

IMSCARED (2016)

IMSCARED cover
Developer
Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 3,897 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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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 disorienting first-person nightmare that constantly deceives the player while they search for an exit

psychological horrorsurrealatmospherictensepixel graphicsjump scaredifficultexploration

What players say

Players praise IMSCARED as a genuinely scary meta horror game that breaks the fourth wall by manipulating files on your computer. Many call it a classic that holds up, and note it creates fear without relying on jumpscares or enemies.

Screenshots

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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.