Underplayed Gems

KaveXplorer (2020)

KaveXplorer cover
Developer
Pete Karesisto
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.2 of 5, 6 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 33 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

A frantic, punishing top-down bullet hell dungeon crawler where you repeatedly die and retry with procedurally shifting floors and escalating chaos.

fast-pacedfranticpunishingproceduralrepetitivechallengingpixel artarcade-like

What players say

Players enjoy the variety from randomized skill upgrades and shrines that change how you play, but the game is marred by clunky controls, spawn traps, and a lack of music. There is a split on difficulty, some find the knight overpowered. Most agree the price is too high for the current early state, with the developer promising fixes for the full release.

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.