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Bonbon

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

A thirty-minute childhood-horror walking-sim about toys and a giant rat. A short, single-sitting experience.

What works
  • Unique and immersive horror atmosphere
  • Creative perspective of childhood vulnerability
  • Effective audio-visual design
  • Short and focused experience
  • Interesting narrative themes
Things to keep in mind
  • Very short gameplay length
  • Clunky and frustrating controls
  • Minimal gameplay depth or challenge
  • Technical issues and bugs
  • Limited replay value

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Graveyard Shift

  • Keep in Mind: Remastered

  • Invisible Mind

  • Deer Man

  • Titan Station

  • Belladonna

  • Homeless

  • The Invincible

  • Christmas Nightmare
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Graveyard Shift

  • Keep in Mind: Remastered

  • Invisible Mind
If you liked…

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Bonbon: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Relaxation, Continuation.

Why this game works

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