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Lunch Lady

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

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Quick resume

Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. The school final exams are coming up and the best idea you and your friends had was to steal the test answers. Find all 10 pages and don't get caught by the murderous Lunch Lady!

Global score

85/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie

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    Pros

    • Fun and addictive multiplayer gameplay
    • Strong cooperative elements
    • Unique horror theme with humor
    • Good value for price
    • Engaging audio and atmosphere

    Cons

    • Limited single-player appeal
    • Some ai and balance issues
    • Repetitive gameplay loop
    • Small player base affecting matchmaking
    • Minor bugs and crashes reported

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players can choose different objectives, levels, and strategies, with some procedural elements and freedom in exploration."

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    • Competence

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      "Players engage in progressively challenging exploration and combat, with skill development in navigation, puzzle solving, and combat upgrades."

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      "Players engage in skillful evasion, teamwork, and map navigation with increasing challenge."

    • Competition

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      "Some mention of leaderboards and speedrunning, but mostly individual play without heavy competitive focus."

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      "Some references to leaderboards and speedruns, but mostly cooperative and casual play."

    • Continuation

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      "Many players report long play sessions, addiction, and habitual engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Strong emphasis on multiplayer teamwork and coordination; cooperation enhances experience."

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    • Creativity

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      "Gameplay follows set routines and objectives; limited player-driven creation or modification."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize cooperation and shared experiences rather than dominance or power over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game for stress relief, emotional release, and distraction from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and social reasons, not out of obligation."

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      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and social reasons, not obligation."

    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different strategies and maps, but core gameplay is consistent and repetitive."

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      "Some exploration of maps and strategies, but core gameplay is repetitive."

    • Exploration

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      "Players explore a high school environment and uncover clues and secrets, though the map is limited and small."

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      "Players explore school maps to find pages and keys, with some map variety."

    • Expression

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      "Some character customization with unlockable avatars, but mostly cosmetic without gameplay impact."

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      "Some character unlocking and avatar choices, but limited cosmetic customization."

    • Fantasy

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      "Imaginative horror setting with supernatural elements and surreal atmosphere."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Strong community and social play aspects; many reviews mention shared experiences and group play."

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn maps, improve skills, and develop strategies over time."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle

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      "Requires active attention and focus during gameplay sessions."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Social interactions mainly through cooperative play; some emotional sharing but limited to gameplay context."

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      "Social interactions mainly through multiplayer cooperation, some emotional sharing."

    • Leadership

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      "Some players may guide group decisions, but mostly equal participation."

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      "Some players lead groups or coordinate, but mostly equal participation."

    • Progression

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      "Players unlock levels, characters, and power-ups, progressing through increasingly difficult challenges."

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      "Players unlock characters and progress through levels and difficulties."

    • Relaxation

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      "Some players find relaxing flow in gameplay, but others mention tension and challenge especially in harder modes."

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      "Mixed tension and flow; some find it relaxing, others find it stressful."

    • Sensation

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      "Engaging audio-visual effects and intense action provide sensory stimulation."

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      "Engaging audio-visuals and emotional reactions create sensory stimulation."

    • Status

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      "Some recognition through achievements and community status, but not a major focus."

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    • Story

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      2

      "Some lore and narrative elements exist, but gameplay is mostly emergent and player-driven."

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      "Some narrative and lore elements, but gameplay is mostly objective-driven."

    • Strategy

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      3

      "Players use planning, coordination, and problem solving to overcome maps and enemies."

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    • Thrill

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      "High suspense and tension from AI chases and unpredictable encounters."

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    • Value

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      "Players feel they get good entertainment value for price, especially with friends."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

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

    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.

    Last update: 30/04/2026