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Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch • 2019

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Quick resume

Welcome to the Glass Masquerade sequel - an artistic puzzle game inspired by stained glass artisans and Wonderland depictions of the 20th century. You need to combine hidden glass pieces to solve every riddle and free yourself from a tangled dream.

Global score

91/100

Genres

Casual, Indie, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Beautiful stained glass artwork
    • Relaxing and calming music
    • Challenging hard mode
    • Good replay value with dlc
    • Excellent value for price

    Cons

    • All puzzles are circular shapes
    • Some puzzles have obscure or dark themes
    • Limited music variety
    • Interface and map navigation can be confusing
    • Lack of social or multiplayer features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players freely choose which puzzle sections to solve next and can play at their own pace with no forced routines."

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers challenging puzzles that require skill, coordination, and problem-solving, with increasing difficulty and feedback through success or failure."

      Capsule for Death Squared Death Squared

      "The game offers challenging puzzles, especially in hard mode where players must rotate pieces themselves, providing skillful problem solving."

    • Competition

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      "Focus is on individual puzzle solving at own pace without leaderboards or player comparison."

      Capsule for Scalak Scalak

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long playtimes, replayability through multiple campaigns and DLC, and habitual engagement."

      Capsule for Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon

      "Players report habitual and repeated play over long periods, with DLC and hard mode adding replay value."

    • Cooperation

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      "The game is a solo puzzle experience with no multiplayer or cooperative elements."

      Capsule for Tametsi Tametsi

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    • Creativity

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      2

      "Players engage in solving unique and varied puzzles, but no creation or modification of game elements."

      Capsule for Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist

      "Players engage in assembling unique stained glass puzzles, but do not create or modify content themselves."

    • Domination

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      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; purely individual gameplay."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game for relaxation and stress relief, escaping real life through calming puzzles and music."

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      "Players use the game to relax, reduce stress, and escape real-life pressures through calming puzzles and music."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for intrinsic enjoyment and relaxation, not out of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Multiple modes and puzzle challenges encourage trying new strategies and approaches."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore new puzzle mechanics and increasingly complex levels, though within a fixed set of environments."

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    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

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      "Limited customization; players work within predefined puzzle constraints and art style."

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      "Limited customization; players interact with predefined puzzle pieces and artwork without personal modification."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

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      "The game features a dark, surreal, and imaginative narrative with horror and meta-fictional elements."

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      "The game features surreal, dark, and fantastical stained glass imagery and a mysterious narrative."

    • Fellowship

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

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop spatial reasoning and puzzle-solving skills through increasing difficulty."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention to solve puzzles; not suitable for passive or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional relationship building; purely individual experience."

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      "No social or emotional relationship building; purely individual experience."

    • Leadership

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      -5

      "No leadership or group management elements; solo puzzle solving."

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      "No leadership or group management roles; solo puzzle solving only."

    • Progression

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      "Players progress by unlocking new levels, characters, endings, and achievements."

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      "Players progress by completing puzzles, unlocking new levels, and earning achievements."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      5

      "Highly relaxing gameplay with soothing music, gentle puzzles, and calming atmosphere."

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      "Highly relaxing gameplay with soothing music and satisfying puzzle mechanics."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Enjoyable visual and auditory aesthetics with colorful art and relaxing soundtrack."

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      "Enjoyable visual and auditory aesthetics with beautiful stained glass art and calming soundtrack."

    • Status

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      "No social recognition or ranking systems; achievements are personal milestones."

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    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      2

      "Some narrative elements and lore present, but story is minimal and abstract."

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    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      3

      "Requires logical thinking and planning to place and rotate pieces correctly, though not deeply complex."

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      "Requires spatial reasoning and planning to place and orient pieces correctly."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

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      "Gameplay is calm and observational rather than suspenseful or high-risk."

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

    How to use the graph
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    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
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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.

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