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Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love

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

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Quick resume

Irony Curtain: From Matryoshka with Love is a satirical point and click inspired by the classic adventure games. It smuggles you out of your comfort zone and throws you into the middle of a Cold War spy intrigue - where there’s an even bigger game being played …

Global score

87/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Point-and-click

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  • Escapism

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  • Competition

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  • Cooperation

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Pros

  • Engaging satirical story and humor
  • Well-crafted puzzles with hint system
  • High-quality voice acting and graphics
  • Nostalgic point-and-click gameplay
  • Accessible and enjoyable for adventure fans

Cons

  • Some mini-games require fast reflexes and lack skip option
  • Occasional obtuse or illogical puzzles
  • Linear gameplay with backtracking
  • Main character perceived as naive or unrelatable
  • Some technical bugs and translation issues

Analysis

Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Intimacy.

How to use the graph
Similar games map

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.

  • Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
  • Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
  • 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.

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    3

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  • Competence
    3

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  • Competition

    Game with the same Competition vibe

    -4

    "The game is a single-player narrative experience without competitive elements or social comparison."

    Capsule for GOODBYE WORLD GOODBYE WORLD

    "The game focuses on single-player experience without competitive elements or social comparison."

  • Continuation
    2

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  • Cooperation

    Game with the same Cooperation vibe

    -5

    "Entirely single-player with no cooperative or multiplayer features."

    Capsule for Little Nightmares Little Nightmares

    "Entirely single-player with no cooperative or multiplayer features."

  • Creativity
    2

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  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -5

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

    Capsule for Beltmatic Beltmatic

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

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

    3

    "Players engage in a comedic fictional world to relax and enjoy humor, providing a lighthearted escape."

    Capsule for Comedy Quest Comedy Quest

    "Players use the game to escape into a humorous, satirical fictional world distinct from real life."

  • Expectation
    -4

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  • Experimenting
    2

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  • Exploration
    2

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  • Expression
    -4

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  • Fantasy
    3

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  • Fellowship
    -5

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  • Growth
    3

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  • Health
    -5

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  • Idle
    -3

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  • Intimacy
    -5

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  • Leadership
    -5

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  • Progression
    3

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  • Relaxation
    2

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  • Sensation
    3

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  • Status
    -5

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  • Story
    4

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  • Strategy
    3

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  • Thrill
    1

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  • Value
    3

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  • Violence
    -5

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  • Survival
    -5

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Last update: 23/05/2026