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Ells Tales: Chairbound

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

You wake up tied to an office chair in the middle of an empty room. A mysterious device with a 10-minute timer is attached to you. Explore the office floors, try not to tip over, and find a way to escape!

What works
  • Unique and original concept
  • Immersive atmosphere and tension
  • Challenging physics-based controls
  • Good value for price
  • Developer responsiveness and updates
Things to keep in mind
  • Frustrating and clunky controls
  • High difficulty with rng elements
  • Short game length
  • Potential for motion sickness
  • Minimal narrative depth

What to play next

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  • Card Shark

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Hidden Gems

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

Why this game works

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

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  • Competence

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