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Boris and the Dark Survival

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

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Quick resume

A lone wolf struggles to survive the inky abyss of Joey Drew Studios in this top-down survival horror.

Global score

89/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Affordable price
    • Tension-filled survival gameplay
    • Procedurally generated levels
    • Engaging atmosphere and sound design
    • Lore expansion for bendy fans

    Cons

    • Repetitive gameplay loop
    • Limited depth and story
    • Short overall length
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features
    • Some control and ai quirks

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "Single-player focused with no mention of multiplayer or leaderboards; gameplay centers on personal survival and progression."

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    • Continuation

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      "Many players report addictive gameplay loops and long sessions, though some note the game becomes repetitive after completion."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a tense, immersive distraction with a dark, mysterious atmosphere."

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    • Expectation

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

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "Tense and suspenseful atmosphere dominates; some players find it engaging but not relaxing."

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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 Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Value. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

    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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