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It gets so lonely here

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Android, Linux • 2023

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Quick resume

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Global score

94/100

Genres

Indie, Adventure, Visual Novel

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    Pros

    • Beautiful writing and narrative
    • Immersive art and music
    • Multiple story routes and endings
    • Free to play
    • Unique meta storytelling

    Cons

    • Limited player agency and choices
    • Short playtime
    • Some typos and awkward english
    • Lack of character customization
    • Repetitive elements in multiple playthroughs

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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      "No evidence of competitive elements; focus is on personal narrative experience."

    • Continuation

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      "Multiple playthroughs encouraged to unlock all endings and achievements, fostering habitual engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players influence story through choices but do not create or modify game content."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong immersion in a dark, disturbing fantasy world providing escape from reality."

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      "Strong immersion in a dark, fairy-tale world providing escape from reality."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest in the story and themes, with no obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Encouraged to explore different choices, story paths, and character outcomes across multiple playthroughs."

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      "Encouraged to explore different story routes and endings through multiple playthroughs."

    • Exploration

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      "Players discover various story paths and hidden endings, though within a fixed narrative environment."

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      "Players discover different narrative paths and endings, though within a limited set of locations."

    • Expression

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      -3

      "No character customization; fixed visual style and presentation."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy elements with supernatural themes, spirits, and Japanese folklore."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Solo experience without social or community interaction."

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn story details and character motivations through multiple playthroughs, but limited skill growth."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of visual novels; no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused reading and attention; not suitable for background or idle play."

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      "Requires focused reading and attention; not suitable for background or idle play."

    • Intimacy

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      4

      "Narrative deeply explores close relationships, emotional bonds, and romantic dynamics."

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      "Narrative focuses on emotional connections, romantic and intimate relationships, especially sapphic yandere themes."

    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements present."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through story and unlocking achievements, but no item or power accumulation."

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      "Progression through story routes and unlocking achievements; no item or power accumulation."

    • Relaxation

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      "Atmospheric music and art create immersive, contemplative experience with some tension."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable art style, animations, and music provide pleasant sensory stimulation."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative focus with multiple endings, character development, and meta storytelling."

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    • Strategy

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      "Choices have limited impact; no complex problem solving or planning required."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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      "Contains dark themes including death and body horror, but violence is stylized and narrative-driven rather than gratuitous."

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    • Survival

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      "Story involves avoiding threats and making decisions to survive, though gameplay lacks traditional survival mechanics."

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

    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.

    • 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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    Last update: 30/04/2026