Underplayed Gems

Ionia (2021)

Ionia cover
Developer
ROTU Entertainment & Media, Ltd.
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
3.5 of 5, 97 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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 gentle, story-driven VR walk through a vivid forest where music-based magic and creature encounters unfold at a relaxed pace.

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What players say

Players praise the gorgeous environments and sound design, but the experience is very short at around one hour. Opinions are split: some call it a beautiful journey while others say it feels like a demo with clunky teleport-only controls and bugs that ruin immersion.

Screenshots

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More games like this

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.