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Anachronox

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2013

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Quick resume

Global score

74/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Unique and imaginative sci-fi world
    • Memorable characters and humor
    • Engaging and cinematic story
    • Rich exploration and side quests
    • Deep party and combat mechanics

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and technical bugs
    • Slow and sometimes frustrating combat
    • Tedious backtracking and navigation
    • Lack of modern ui conveniences
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Many players report long play sessions, replayability due to multiple endings and character builds, and engagement with story and combat."

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    • Cooperation

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      Capsule for Demons Roots Demons Roots

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    • Creativity

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      "Highly creative world design, color-based mechanics, and character abilities; unique art style and imaginative environments."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and nostalgia; no obligation or external pressure noted."

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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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      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during combat and exploration, not suited for background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Limited to story-driven character relationships; no close social or emotional connections with other players."

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      "Limited to in-game character relationships; no real social or emotional connections with other players."

    • Leadership

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      "Players manage party composition and strategy, guiding decisions in combat and exploration."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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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

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival.

    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