Underplayed Gems

IOUA (2023)

IOUA cover
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

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.

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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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