IOUA (2023)
- Developer
- JACK!
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
- Rating
- 2.8 of 5, 16 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 54 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
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.
How it feels
A disorienting descent into a broken digital world where cryptic puzzles and bizarre, mundane nightmares demand patience and a taste for the absurd.
surrealunsettlingobliqueconfusingbleakstrangebritish humouratmospheric
What players say
Players say the puzzles are extremely obscure and give almost no clues, making the game nearly impossible to finish without an external guide. Some feel the developer's removal of an earlier guide made things worse, though a YouTube guide was later restored. Opinions split on whether the atmosphere and concept are worth the frustration.
Screenshots
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