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Castle Of Secrets: Prologue

2022

Should you play it?

The Castle of Secrets — a game with a deep and mysterious storyline, beautiful 3D graphics, unique gameplay and mechanics, will immerse you in a fairy tale of reality and mystery. How will this fairy tale end? It's your call.

What works
  • Unique and atmospheric gothic art style
  • Engaging and mysterious story
  • Interesting puzzle mechanics with 3d and 2d integration
  • Free prologue with potential for full game
  • Immersive sound design and music
Things to keep in mind
  • Numerous bugs and glitches affecting gameplay
  • Clunky controls and camera issues
  • Poor subtitle and voice acting synchronization
  • Short length and limited challenge
  • Some translation and localization problems

What to play next

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Hidden Gems

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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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 (hidden on purpose).

Castle Of Secrets: Prologue: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Domination

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Fellowship

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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