Puzzle Adventure Game 'UNDERGROUNDED' Launches on Steam
The game blends a personal narrative with American historical and cultural motifs, using retro arcade-style mini-games as core puzzle mechanics tied to boss encounters.
Key Facts
- 'UNDERGROUNDED' launched on Steam on July 3, 2026.
- The game follows a heartbroken young man named Scott who descends into a labyrinth beneath Manhattan to retrieve a lost engagement ring.
- The labyrinth is built from American history and culture, including a movie theater, a jet plane, and Wild West cowboys.
- A cheerful canary companion provides puzzle hints, and helping other lost people changes Scott's own life.
- The game is available on Steam for 2,480 yen with a 10% launch discount until July 18.
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Room6 and Game Studio released the puzzle adventure game 'UNDERGROUNDED' on Steam on July 3, 2026. The game follows a heartbroken young man named Scott who descends into a labyrinth beneath Manhattan to retrieve a lost engagement ring, encountering American history-themed dungeons, puzzles, and a canary companion that offers hints.
The protagonist Scott drops his engagement ring into a gutter after a failed proposal and ventures underground to find it. What he finds is a labyrinth built from American history and culture: a movie theater, a jet plane, and Wild West cowboys. A cheerful canary companion provides puzzle hints, and other lost people wander the dungeon-helping them changes Scott's own life. At the depths, a boss waits. Scott's hidden ability to play retro arcade games-including a 'Donkey Kong'-style homage-unlocks clues to defeat it. 'UNDERGROUNDED' is available on Steam for 2,480 yen, with a 10% launch discount until July 18.
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