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Misericorde: Volume One

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux • 2023

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Quick resume

Misericorde: Volume One is the first part of a series of mystery visual novels set in a convent in 1482.

Global score

98/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Visual Novel

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    Pros

    • Deep, compelling narrative
    • Richly developed characters
    • Unique medieval setting
    • Excellent soundtrack
    • Strong atmosphere and art style

    Cons

    • No gameplay or interactivity
    • Linear story with cliffhanger ending
    • Some technical clunkiness
    • Lack of historical language immersion
    • Text readability issues on some backgrounds

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "The game is a kinetic novel with no player choices, but players experience a story of characters asserting themselves and making personal decisions, especially Lorina learning to stand up for herself."

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    • Competence

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      "The game involves decision-making and navigating complex story branches, requiring attention and understanding, though it lacks traditional skill-based challenges."

      Capsule for Fate/stay night REMASTERED Fate/stay night REMASTERED

      "The story involves investigation and mystery-solving, engaging cognitive skills, but there is no gameplay challenge or skill testing; the player mainly reads and absorbs."

    • Competition

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      "No competitive elements or comparison with others; the experience is solitary and narrative-driven."

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    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

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      "Players report long play sessions, immersion, and habitual engagement; the game’s depth and mystery encourage sustained play."

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      "Players report long sessions, deep immersion, and eagerness for subsequent volumes, indicating strong attachment and habitual engagement."

    • Cooperation

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      "Game is primarily single-player with no cooperative gameplay; social interaction mostly through community and streaming."

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      "The game is single-player with no multiplayer or cooperative mechanics; social interaction is indirect through narrative."

    • Creativity

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      "Limited creativity in gameplay, but players enjoy piecing together character stories and lore, which adds a narrative creative element."

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      "While the player cannot modify or create content, the narrative encourages imaginative engagement with complex characters and setting."

    • Domination

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      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; experience is individual and narrative-focused."

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      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; the experience is equal and narrative-focused."

    • Escapism

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      5

      "Strong immersion in a detailed medieval world provides a deep escape from real life."

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      "The game offers deep immersion into a richly detailed fictional medieval world, providing strong escape from real life."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and intrinsic motivation, with no obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Gameplay is linear and narrative-driven with limited exploration or experimentation."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore a confined but richly detailed environment with multiple secrets and narrative elements to discover."

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    • Expression

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      "No customization or personalization options; presentation is standardized."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a fictionalized medieval abbey with mystery elements inspired by a novel and film."

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    • Fellowship

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      "The game is single-player focused with minimal social connection; community engagement is via forums but not in-game."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop understanding of complex story and characters, with emotional and intellectual growth."

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      "Players develop understanding of complex characters, history, and mystery, reflecting cognitive and emotional growth."

    • 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 focused reading and attention; not suitable for background or casual intermittent play."

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

    • Intimacy

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      "Narrative fosters emotional connection with characters and their relationships, though interactions remain mostly surface-level."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; the player is a passive observer."

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    • Progression

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      "Narrative progression occurs through story unfolding, but no item or upgrade accumulation."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Atmospheric and immersive experience provides emotional flow and tension release despite some dramatic moments."

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    • Sensation

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      "Strong audio-visual atmosphere with evocative music and art creates emotional and sensory engagement."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or status mechanics; experience is private and personal."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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      "No strategic or problem-solving gameplay; focus is on narrative and emotional experience."

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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

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

    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