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Citizen Sleeper

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2022

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Quick resume

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Global score

93/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Excellent writing and storytelling
    • Compelling characters and worldbuilding
    • Unique dice-based resource management mechanics
    • Immersive cyberpunk sci-fi atmosphere
    • Emotional and thought-provoking narrative

    Cons

    • Short playtime with limited replayability
    • Early game challenge fades in later stages
    • Some ui/navigation clunkiness
    • Lack of voice acting
    • Minimal character customization

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players make meaningful choices affecting story and gameplay outcomes, with freedom to decide actions and strategies."

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      "Players have freedom to choose actions, allocate dice to tasks, and make meaningful narrative choices shaping their story."

    • Competence

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      "Game involves time management and strategic planning to optimize resource collection and task order, but overall difficulty is low and gameplay is simple."

      Capsule for 12 Labours of Hercules 12 Labours of Hercules

      "Early game resource management and dice allocation provide some challenge, but later gameplay becomes easier and less demanding."

    • Competition

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      "No evidence of competitive elements; focus is on personal story and exploration without comparison to others."

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      "No evidence of competitive elements; focus is on personal story and survival without comparison to others."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

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      "Many players report binge-playing and spending long hours immersed, indicating strong attachment and habitual play."

      Capsule for Old Skies Old Skies

      "Players often binge through the game in one or two sittings and express desire for more content, indicating attachment."

    • Cooperation

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      2

      "Narrative emphasizes group dynamics and emotional support among characters, though gameplay is mostly single-player."

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      "Narrative involves interacting and helping various characters, fostering a sense of community and mutual support."

    • Creativity

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      "Some customization in character development and choices, but mostly follows predefined story branches."

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      "Limited character customization and skill choices early on, but mostly follows predefined storylines and structures."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "Interactions emphasize empathy and equality; no evidence of exerting control or superiority over others."

      Capsule for Mutazione Mutazione

      "No signs of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions emphasize equality and empathy."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to immerse themselves in a sci-fi world and story, providing distraction and emotional engagement."

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      "Players use the game as a deep narrative escape into a dystopian sci-fi world, often describing emotional immersion."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and emotional connection, not out of obligation or pressure."

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and emotional connection, not out of obligation or pressure."

    • Experimenting

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      "Some minor experimentation with choices and story paths, but mostly a linear experience."

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      "Some experimentation with dice allocation and choices, but mostly follows established narrative paths."

    • Exploration

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      "Players explore the space station environment and optional rooms to uncover story details and secrets."

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      "Players explore the space station and uncover multiple storylines and secrets, though environment is limited."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      -2

      "Limited character customization; mostly fixed character appearance and predefined aesthetics."

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      "Minimal character customization; mostly uses static portraits and preset aesthetics."

    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a cyberpunk sci-fi world with speculative technology and dystopian themes, blending imaginative fiction with realistic elements."

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      "Strong sci-fi and cyberpunk setting with imaginative fiction elements and speculative themes."

    • Fellowship

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      "Strong sense of community through character relationships, party interactions, and shared story experiences."

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      "Strong sense of community through character relationships and shared struggles on the station."

    • Growth

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      3

      "Players experience character development and story progression, learning about the world and its lore."

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      "Players develop skills and progress through storylines, learning about the world and characters."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

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      "No physical activity involved; sedentary text-based gameplay."

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      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay; sedentary text-based experience."

    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention on narrative and exploration; not designed for background play."

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      "Requires focused attention on narrative and resource management; not suitable for background play."

    • Intimacy

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      3

      "Emotional connections with characters and meaningful conversations foster intimacy."

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      "Emotional connections with characters and meaningful interactions foster intimacy beyond surface-level."

    • Leadership

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      "Players support and assist town characters rather than lead or manage groups."

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate story knowledge, unlock multiple endings, and collect achievements, reflecting progression."

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      "Players accumulate skills, resources, and story progress, advancing through multiple endings."

    • Relaxation

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      3

      "Narrative pacing and music create a relaxed experience with moments of emotional catharsis."

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      "Narrative and music create a meditative, immersive experience balancing tension and catharsis."

    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable art and music provide sensory stimulation, but visuals are mostly static and limited."

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      "Enjoyable art, music, and atmosphere provide sensory stimulation, though visuals are mostly static."

    • Status

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      -4

      "Focus on individual survival and story rather than social recognition or status."

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      "Focus on personal story and survival without social recognition or status competition."

    • Story

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      "Strong narrative immersion with engaging characters, plot twists, and emotional depth."

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      "Strong narrative immersion with compelling characters, multiple storylines, and emotional depth."

    • Strategy

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      "Requires planning and resource management but gameplay is mostly straightforward and repetitive."

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    • Thrill

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      "Some tension from time pressure and order complexity, but overall low risk and controlled gameplay."

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      "Some tension from survival mechanics and time pressure early on, but later gameplay is low risk."

    • Value

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      "Generally perceived as good value for a short but high-quality narrative experience, though some note short length."

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      "Generally perceived as good value for story and experience, though some note short length."

    • Violence

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      "No combat or destructive gameplay; focus on narrative and relationships."

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      "No combat or destructive gameplay; focus on survival, relationships, and narrative."

    • Survival

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      "Core gameplay revolves around avoiding failure, managing resources, and surviving hostile environments."

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

    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.

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