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BAD END

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

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Quick resume

It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

Global score

84/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie

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    Pros

    • Intriguing horror mystery story
    • Multiple endings and replayability
    • Affordable price
    • Well-drawn characters and art
    • Suspenseful atmosphere

    Cons

    • Short gameplay length
    • Some cliché elements
    • Limited character development
    • Repetitive music and backgrounds
    • Translation and grammar issues

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game involves making choices and exploring endings but lacks skill-based challenges or technical mastery."

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      "The game involves decision making but many choices are luck-based and do not require skillful mastery."

    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal story progression and exploration of multiple endings without social comparison or ranked modes."

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    • Continuation

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      "Multiple endings and replayability encourage continued play, though the game is short and some find it easy to complete."

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      "Multiple endings encourage replay and exploration, but the game is short and some players find it easy to complete."

    • Cooperation

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      -5

      "Single player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer elements."

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    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      2

      "Players experiment with different choices and strategies to unlock varied endings, though within a structured framework."

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      "Players experiment with different choices to unlock multiple endings, but within a fixed narrative structure."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; purely individual experience."

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      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; purely individual experience."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      4

      "The horror atmosphere and story provide a strong escape from reality, engaging players in a tense fictional experience."

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      "Players engage in a fictional horror story to escape reality and experience suspense and mystery."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -3

      "Players mostly engage voluntarily for entertainment and curiosity, not out of obligation."

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      "Players generally engage voluntarily for entertainment and curiosity, not out of obligation."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      3

      "Multiple choices and endings encourage trying different story paths and outcomes."

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      "Encouraged to try different choices and paths to discover all endings and story outcomes."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      3

      "Players discover new story branches and endings, uncovering hidden narrative details."

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      "Players explore multiple story branches and endings, uncovering new narrative content."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      -4

      "Limited customization; players experience fixed character designs and story presentations."

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      "Limited customization; players experience a predefined story with fixed character presentations."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      4

      "Engages players in a fictional horror narrative with supernatural and imaginative elements."

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      "Engages players in a supernatural horror narrative with fictional elements and imaginative scenarios."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -5

      "No social or community features; experience is solitary."

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      "No social or community features; experience is solitary."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      1

      "Players learn story details and character backgrounds; limited skill development beyond reading and decision making."

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      "Players learn story details and consequences of choices, but limited skill development."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay typical of visual novels, no physical activity involved."

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of visual novels, no physical activity involved."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      -3

      "Requires focused reading and decision making; not designed for passive or background play."

      Capsule for Class of '09 Class of '09

      "Requires focused reading and decision making; not designed for passive or background play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -4

      "Limited emotional connection mainly through story; no social or relationship building."

      Capsule for Close To The Sun Close To The Sun

      "Limited emotional connection mostly through story; no social or relationship building features."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -5

      "No leadership or group management elements present."

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      "No leadership or group management elements present."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      3

      "Progression through story and unlocking multiple endings and achievements."

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      "Progression through story and unlocking multiple endings and achievements."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      1

      "The game balances tension and flow with moments of calm deduction and some narrative suspense."

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      "Some tension from suspenseful story but overall a calm reading experience."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      1

      "Visual and auditory elements provide moderate sensory stimulation appropriate for a visual novel."

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      "Visual and auditory elements provide moderate sensory stimulation appropriate for a visual novel."

    • Status

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      -4

      "No social recognition or status systems; achievements are personal."

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      "No social recognition or status systems; achievements are personal."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      5

      "Strong narrative focus with multiple endings, emotional depth, and evolving storylines central to gameplay."

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      "Strong narrative focus with multiple endings and plot twists central to gameplay."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      1

      "Some planning in decision-making but mostly straightforward choices without complex problem solving."

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      "Some decision making involved but largely straightforward choices without complex planning."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      3

      "Suspenseful mystery and horror elements create tension and occasional scares."

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      "Suspense and mystery create tension and excitement, though not intense horror."

    • Value

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      4

      "Players generally feel the game offers good value for its low price and gameplay length."

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      "Players generally feel the game offers good value for its low price and content length."

    • Violence

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      -3

      "Violence is depicted in story but not enjoyed as gameplay; focus is on narrative."

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      "Violence is implied in story deaths but no graphic or interactive violence; focus is on narrative."

    • Survival

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      3

      "Players must avoid bad endings and keep characters alive through correct choices, simulating survival."

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      "Players must avoid bad choices to survive and reach the true ending, creating a survival-like tension."

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Value. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Sensation.

    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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