Underplayed Gems

Incubation: Time is Running Out (1997)

Incubation: Time is Running Out cover
Platforms
Win
Where to get it
My Abandonware

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How it feels

It feels like a methodical, story-driven puzzle game with an underlying sense of urgency from its time-limited premise.

point and clickadventuretime pressurenarrative drivenretropacedmoderate difficulty

About

Released in 1997 for Windows, *Incubation: Time is Running Out* stands as an early title from the genre's development era. This point-and-click adventure presents players with a narrative set against a backdrop of temporal urgency inherent to its name and setting.

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