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Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch, Android • 2021

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Quick resume

Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!

Global score

96/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Beautiful hand-drawn art and animations
    • Relaxing and charming atmosphere
    • Engaging exploration and collectibles
    • Family-friendly and accessible gameplay
    • Whimsical soundtrack and voice acting

    Cons

    • Some controls feel awkward especially on keyboard
    • Repetitive gameplay with limited replay value
    • Lack of difficulty options
    • Minor bugs reported (mostly fixed)
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report replaying levels for achievements and challenges, though some find the gameplay repetitive over long sessions."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Hand-drawn art style and unique level designs encourage exploration and discovery; some puzzle elements present."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Provides a relaxing, charming world that offers a pleasant escape from real life stress."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and relaxation, with no pressure or obligation reported."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a maze-like interconnected world."

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Features imaginative characters and whimsical cartoon worlds, providing a light fantasy experience."

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    • Fellowship

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      "No social or community features; experience is solitary and individual."

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    • Growth

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      "Some learning involved in puzzle solving and story comprehension, but overall gameplay is simple and accessible."

      Capsule for Summer of '58 Summer of '58

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires active attention and navigation; not designed for background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional relationship building; interactions are limited to NPCs with minimal depth."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through levels and achievement collection provides a sense of advancement."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable visual and auditory stimuli with charming animations and upbeat music."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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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 Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Story.

    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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