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Beacon Pines

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S • 2022

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Quick resume

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Global score

98/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Visual Novel

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    Pros

    • Engaging and emotional story
    • Unique branching narrative mechanic
    • Beautiful art and music
    • Charming characters
    • Accessible gameplay

    Cons

    • Short game length
    • Limited gameplay depth
    • Some narrative linearity despite branching paths
    • Lack of save flexibility
    • Minor technical issues reported

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players often replay the game to explore different endings and story branches, showing attachment and desire to continue playing."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily driven by interest in story and characters, not obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Limited customization; player expression mainly through narrative choices rather than avatar or environment modification."

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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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      "Requires focused attention to narrative and choices; not designed for background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional connection to characters and story fosters a sense of closeness, though no direct social relationships are formed."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through unlocking multiple endings and achievements, advancing story understanding."

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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

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation.

    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