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CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2025

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Quick resume

A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.

Global score

97/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Card & Board Game

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    Pros

    • Unique and immersive art style
    • Engaging mystery and narrative
    • Atmospheric sound design
    • Innovative card-based communication mechanic
    • Affordable price for quality experience

    Cons

    • Very short gameplay length
    • Some secrets are obscure and require guides
    • Limited replayability beyond secret hunting
    • Lack of customization options
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "No evidence of competitive elements; focus is on personal exploration and puzzle solving."

      Capsule for Toilet Chronicles Toilet Chronicles

      "No evidence of competitive elements; focus is on personal mystery solving and exploration."

    • Continuation

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      "Players often replay to collect missed achievements and secrets, showing some habitual engagement despite the short length."

      Capsule for The Big Con The Big Con

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    • Cooperation

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      "Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."

      Capsule for Stray Stray

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    • Creativity

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      "Players creatively describe and interpret clues to solve puzzles; some customization in approach to communication."

      Capsule for The Past Within The Past Within

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    • Domination

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      Capsule for Draugen Draugen

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    • Escapism

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      "Immersive, atmospheric world provides a peaceful escape from reality."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and curiosity, no obligation or pressure noted."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Encourages exploration and trying different interactions to uncover story secrets."

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    • Exploration

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      "Exploration of mysterious environments and uncovering hidden lore and secrets is a core gameplay element."

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    • Expression

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      "Limited customization; focus is on narrative and puzzle solving rather than avatar or environment personalization."

      Capsule for The Rewinder The Rewinder

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a mystical world with spiritual and mythical themes, featuring imaginative fiction and supernatural elements."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily a solo experience with minimal social interaction or community focus."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop deductive reasoning and investigative skills through gameplay and story progression."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

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      "Requires focused attention to solve puzzles and follow narrative; not suitable for passive play."

      Capsule for Labyrinthine Dreams Labyrinthine Dreams

      "Requires focused attention to solve puzzles and follow narrative; not suited for passive play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

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      "Limited emotional connection mainly through story and character interactions; no close social relationships formed."

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      "Limited social connection; some emotional engagement with characters but no close relationships formed."

    • Leadership

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      -5

      "No leadership or group management elements; single-player narrative focus."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through story and unlocking achievements, but no extensive item or upgrade accumulation."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Atmospheric and immersive experience provides a relaxing flow despite some challenging puzzles."

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    • Sensation

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      "Unique visual style and sound design provide sensory stimulation and emotional engagement."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or status systems; individual, low-profile experience."

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    • Story

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      5

      "Strong narrative immersion with unfolding plot, lore, and mystery."

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      "Strong narrative immersion with mystery, character interaction, and unfolding plot."

    • Strategy

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      3

      "Requires logical thinking, deduction, and planning to solve puzzles and piece together the mystery."

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      "Requires logical deduction and problem solving to piece together clues and solve the mystery."

    • Thrill

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      "Some suspense and eerie moments create mild thrill, but no intense scares or risk."

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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 Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Story, Strategy.

    How to use the graph
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    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.

    Last update: 30/04/2026