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9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Windows Phone, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Linux • 2014

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Quick resume

Save your missing friend and reveal the corruption of the town’s citizens to stop an evil plot to bring the evil Snake God back to our world.

Global score

90/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Puzzle, Point-and-click

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    Pros

    • Engaging detective story
    • Pleasant graphics and atmosphere
    • Varied but accessible puzzles
    • Unique detective mode gameplay
    • Good voice acting and music

    Cons

    • Short game length
    • Low replay value
    • Easy hidden object scenes
    • Lack of bonus content
    • Some translation and animation issues

    Motivations

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    • Continuation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Value

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Expression.

    How to use the graph
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    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
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    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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