Underplayed Gems

Anonymous Messages (2023)

Anonymous Messages cover
Developer
Danar Dev
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.0 of 5, 21 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 15 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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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

Navigating a hostile, ever-shifting forest while managing rising dread through cryptic cassette tapes feels like a tense, slow-burn survival mystery.

atmosphericunsettlingtensedreadfulexplorativemysteriousslowing pacingclaustrophobic

What players say

Players call this a free, very short walking simulator where you collect cassette tapes in a forest while trees attack. The heartbeat-based health system adds tension, but many say the horror is weak and the trees are easy to dodge. Some call it an asset flip, others shrug it off as harmless since it's free.

Screenshots

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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.