In life, there are moments that leave a residual impact on a person’s psyche and other moments that leave a mark on a person’s heart. Sometimes, there are feelings and emotions that we convey improperly, or feelings that are never conveyed or sent.
These feelings can sometimes linger and leave resentment or create a feeling of what if. What if I told my boss to shove it? What if I told someone I loved them? What if I traveled the world? These unresolved feelings are unsent emotions.
At PAX West 2025, we met with Red Rabbit Games and Slimeware to preview their upcoming game Unsent. Unsent is an action platformer that is the story of Valentine, a determined heart, who looks to make a difference wherever he can. After being fired from his latest job, Valentine is determined to find the place where he belongs.
Looking for work, Valentine requests the aid of a hiring agency to place him in the best possible role where he can help as many people as possible. Out of all the jobs in the world, only one job is the perfect fit for Valentine. With a new job in mind, Valentine sets out to work as a mailman delivering unsent emotions and feelings.
On the first day of work, Valentine meets a helpful sign that has a secret that we can’t quite put our finger on. As we explore the post office, we realize how many emotions are left Unsent.
While exploring, the player can find Lucky pennies to buy cosmetics; at the moment, cosmetics do not grant additional benefits. Stamps can also be found in different locations that help open doors.
Once we had met with the Post Master General, we were sent out to start with our deliveries and look into some unsent mail (feelings). Up first was getting our mailbag. In order to do this, we needed to collect stamps to unlock the door. Once we had the bag, we could unblock the pathway to our next area.
Now, prior to this meeting, I haven’t played a platforming game completely in almost a year and a half (Prince of Persia). Yes, I did try The Big Catch at PAX East, but that was only a demo, which I failed horribly at.
Going into Unsent, I was concerned about how I would do with platforming and if the game would be bloated with collectibles. Although there were objects you could collect, they were not mandatory for beating the area; they were only important if you felt like perfecting the zone.
With platforming, Unsent does not feature Omnidirectional dashing, but rather a linear one based on the direction you are facing.
If you try to dash backwards as you are moving, it can stop your movement, potentially saving you from enemy attacks or helping you with platforming. Instead of feeling like it was a chore to jump around and get to different places, I found myself wanting to explore and try difficult jumps.
Unsent’s story and platforming gameplay appear to be going in the right direction from what we could observe at PAX West 2025. The game could use a little bit of polish fine fine-tuning the edges, but it is definitely one indie title you should keep an eye out for within the next year or two if you love platformers.
If you want to try out the demo that we played at PAX West 2025, you can download it on Steam. Special thanks to SlimeWare and Red Rabbit Games for inviting us to check out this cute, fun, and creative platformer. Unsent gave me the urge to go back and play some platformers that I have been putting off. Is this a game that you will add to your Steam wishlist? Let us know.
