Just a Phrase by Powgi (2020)

Developer: Lightwood Games
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Card & Board Game
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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 clever, lighthearted word puzzle that rewards careful listening with humorous surreal twists.

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About

A hangman-style word game with a twist. One word in every phrase has been replaced by a homophone to make it tougher to deduce. Like Nuclear waste or Strike the Right Cord The new phrases sound familiar when read aloud, but have humorous or surreal new meanings.

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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.