Kaputte Kranz Chap1 (2021)

Developer: Sticky Rice
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG
Rating: 3.6 of 5, 11 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 46 minutes
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 quiet, melancholy visual novel with cute anime aesthetics, slow pacing, and an emotional focus on loneliness and fragile hope in a desolate world.

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What players say

Players say the game is a very short visual novel, completeable in about an hour, that ends with a clear cliffhanger. The audio has severe clipping and distortion that reviewers describe as painful or ear-shattering, though the voice acting itself is considered passable. Players are split on the story: some find it generic or undercooked, while others are curious to see it continue.

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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.