I was really excited for Gods Will Be Watching, so it was a bit crushing to find that when the game was actually released, it was little more than a punishing checklist simulator.

There's a new indie point-and-click game called Gods Will Be Watching out now. The Steam reviews are pretty down on it, and the critics' reviews aren't so hot either. But I love it for the same reasons others hate it: it's a cruel game that dares to make you fail through no fault of your own.

Gods Will Be Watching started out small, as a Ludum Dare project, a survival game taking place on a single screen. Its upcoming full release is a lot more ambitious.

This scenery? That's the bulk of what you'll see while trying to survive in Gods Will Be Watching.