Underplayed Gems

Insights - Maniac Vortex (2021)

Insights - Maniac Vortex cover
Developer
Weizengaming
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.5 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

You explore a gloomy pixel-art asylum at a deliberate, puzzle-guided pace, uncovering a mystery through careful investigation and quick-time events.

point-and-clickinvestigativedarkmysteriousold schooltutorial-drivenpixel artstory-heavy

What players say

Players praise the dark, obscure story and challenging puzzles, though they note the game is short at around three hours. Some mention a bug where inventory disappears on Mac, and the inventory interface divides opinion.

Screenshots

Insights - Maniac Vortex screenshot 1Insights - Maniac Vortex screenshot 2Insights - Maniac Vortex screenshot 3Insights - Maniac Vortex screenshot 4Insights - Maniac Vortex screenshot 5Insights - Maniac Vortex screenshot 6

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.