毛蟹穴 (2021)

[h1]Before I played 毛蟹穴, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]

毛蟹穴 is one of literally thousands of student projects infesting Steam. It's from somewhere in Taiwan. While student projects tend to be better quality than most "amateur" made games, we must still question what value such projects have for gamers. As with all student projects, this isn't really a fully fleshed out game, it's just the result of an academic exercise, and as such it has much more limited value as a game than a professionally developed game would have. Educational institutions should not be using Steam as a dumping ground for homework assignments (especially if the students didn't even pass the course). Sure, it helps their marketing and helps the students feel good about themselves, but this is another case of a business putting themselves before the needs of gamers. This is a simple 2D "shadow puppet" themed puzzle game based on historical events in Taiwan. Apparently they were into a bit of human sacrifice in the 1800's back then. The more you know. It's a bit of minigaming and puzzles and some dialogue... it's a short and shallow experience, and if I paid money to go to University to learn game development in Taiwan, I'd be demanding my money back if they …