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Ancient Enemy

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

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Quick resume

Ancient Enemy is an RPG card battler set in a crumbling world where the forces of evil have already won. Blast distorted enemies with a satisfying range of spells and abilities. Journey into a scarred wilderness and draw power and hope from the landscape to defeat the deadliest foe of all!

Global score

89/100

Genres

Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game

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    Pros

    • Addictive and satisfying solitaire gameplay
    • Strategic depth with skill trees and abilities
    • Beautiful hand-painted art and atmospheric music
    • Good value with many hours of content
    • Accessible and relaxing for casual play

    Cons

    • Story is considered weak or underdeveloped by some
    • Limited character customization options
    • Repetitive enemy designs and lack of variety
    • Some players find combat less challenging on lower difficulties
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players can choose different characters and builds, mix spells and equipment, and develop their own strategies, indicating a good level of control over actions."

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    • Competence

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      "The game involves mastering complex tactical combat, skill checks, and strategic resource management, rewarding skillful play and planning."

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      "The game involves strategic planning, managing combos, and tactical combat with feedback on performance and skill progression."

    • Competition

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      "Focus is primarily on single-player against AI with no explicit player-vs-player competition or leaderboards."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report addictive gameplay with long sessions, replayability via multiple modes and challenges encouraging habitual play."

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    • Cooperation

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      "The game is single-player only with no cooperative or multiplayer elements."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players experiment with different solitaire variants and strategies, but the games use fixed rules and card layouts without player modification."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over other players; interactions are with AI."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a complex, immersive distraction with atmospheric music and a fantasy setting."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different builds, skill trees, and artifact combinations to optimize runs and discover new strategies."

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    • Exploration

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      "Game includes secret hunting and lore discovery, encouraging some exploration within levels."

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    • Expression

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      "Limited character customization beyond job and skill choices; no avatar personalization or cosmetic modifications noted."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a fictional medieval fantasy world with monsters, magic, and heroic quests."

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    • Fellowship

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      "No social or community features; gameplay is entirely solo."

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    • Growth

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      "Players level up stats, acquire new skills, and improve through gameplay, supporting learning and development."

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      "Players level up, unlock skills, and improve abilities, reflecting personal development and learning."

    • Health

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      "Game is sedentary with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during play; not designed for background or idle gaming."

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      "Requires focused attention during play; not designed for background or idle gaming."

    • Intimacy

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      "No social interactions or relationship-building elements."

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    • Leadership
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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate weapons, upgrades, and experience points through gameplay."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Players find the game relaxing and enjoyable, suitable for stress relief and casual play."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable art style, music, and visual effects provide sensory stimulation."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or ranking systems; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

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    • Story

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      2

      "The game features a narrative with campaigns and lore, though some find the story less compelling than gameplay."

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    • Strategy

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      "Gameplay requires tactical planning, resource management, and problem solving."

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    • Thrill

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      "Some tension from managing resources and avoiding damage, but overall a calm experience."

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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 Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Creativity.

    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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