Obscure

The Cat and the Box

78% positive of 19 Steam reviews

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Released: 2019
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Eli Schroeder.

About the game

Built on no engine or external libraries, this game takes you through a 3D adventure rendered in a plain text window.

Tagged by players

First-Person
Story Rich
Atmospheric

What players say

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The Cat and the Box

78% positive of 19 Steam reviews

View on Steam

Released: 2019
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Eli Schroeder.

About the game

Built on no engine or external libraries, this game takes you through a 3D adventure rendered in a plain text window.

Tagged by players

First-Person
Story Rich
Atmospheric

What players say

Recommended
With some hesitation, I would recommend this walking-simulator to anyone that likes an experimental narrative. It takes about 3 hours to finish, but make sure that you find the credits - it's not very clear where the ending is. This review is going to be somewhat vague, I don't want to say too much about the mechanics. In order to set the game to fullscreen, press ESC and then press F. I like how the 3D world has a…
1.6 h played when written. 10 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Really neat experience I picked up on a whim. The use of ascii art lends its self to this ethereal atmosphere where you're never quite sure what you're looking at or where you are. Unfortunately I don't think I will finish it as it jumps from walking simulator (I don't use that term derisively btw) to very difficult, frustrating part that comes out of nowhere. Anyway, for the price I still enjoyed my time with it,…
57 min played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
3/10 While I have to commend developer Eli Schroeder for attempting something that I've never seen before, I found the game pretty unplayable. I couldn't tell where I was going or what I was looking at with the graphical style the game employs. The stage was set for an interesting tale, at least going by the cat and beings that I interacted with, but in addition to the problems I just mentioned, the game does not…
13 min played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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