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A Space For The Unbound - Prologue

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

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Quick resume

Prologue chapter of A Space For The Unbound, an upcoming slice-of-life adventure game with beautiful pixelart set in the late 90s rural Indonesia that tells a story about overcoming anxiety, depression, and the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers

Global score

98/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie

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    Pros

    • Beautiful pixel art and animation
    • Relaxing and fitting soundtrack
    • Emotional and intriguing story
    • Authentic indonesian cultural atmosphere
    • Simple and accessible gameplay

    Cons

    • Very short prologue/demo
    • Linear and minimal gameplay complexity
    • Some awkward or simplistic dialogue
    • Minor bugs and control issues
    • Lack of customization or player choice

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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      Capsule for Metamorphosis Metamorphosis

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to immerse in a unique, fantastical world and escape real-life stress through story and atmosphere."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and emotional connection, not out of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore a detailed 90s Indonesian town with cultural references and hidden content encouraging discovery."

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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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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of narrative adventure games."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention on story and choices; not designed for background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional connection to characters and story, but limited to narrative rather than social relationships."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "Calm, soothing music and gentle pacing create a relaxing and cozy atmosphere."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Survival, Competence, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration, Intimacy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • 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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    Last update: 30/04/2026