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My Friend is a Raven

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

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Quick resume

You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.

Global score

91/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Free To Play

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    Pros

    • Unique and beautiful hand-drawn art style
    • Intriguing and atmospheric story with multiple endings
    • Free to play
    • Short and accessible gameplay
    • Strong emotional and thematic impact

    Cons

    • Very short playtime limits replay value
    • Dialogue cannot be skipped, slowing repeated playthroughs
    • Minimal gameplay challenge
    • No achievements or progression rewards
    • Performance issues on some systems

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and make choices affecting endings, indicating moderate control over actions."

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      "Players explore the apartment freely and choose actions that influence which of the four endings they get, showing personal control over decisions."

    • Competence

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      "The game involves decision making and branching paths but lacks skill-based challenges; some players find unlocking all endings requires effort."

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    • Competition

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      "No competitive elements; focus is on personal exploration and story experience without comparison to others."

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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      "Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players experiment with different choices and strategies to unlock varied endings, though within a structured framework."

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    • Domination

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      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are narrative-driven and equal."

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong atmospheric horror and immersive story provide an escape into a dark, fictional world."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for intrinsic interest in the story and atmosphere; no obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different puzzle solutions and story choices, exploring multiple endings and strategies."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore multiple interconnected rooms and environments, discovering clues and story details."

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      "Players explore the apartment environment to find items and clues that affect story outcomes, promoting discovery."

    • Expression

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      -3

      "Limited customization; players interact with preset characters and environments without personalizing appearance."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a post-apocalyptic world with fictional creatures and story elements, emphasizing imaginative fiction."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Solo narrative experience without social or community features."

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn to solve puzzles and piece together story elements, but gameplay skill development is limited."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of point-and-click adventure games with no physical activity."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention to explore and solve puzzles; not designed for passive or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Limited emotional connection through narrative but no social or close relationship building."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements; purely individual experience."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through unlocking multiple endings and story developments, but no item collection or upgrades."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Atmospheric and immersive with some tension from dark themes, but overall a balanced experience."

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    • Sensation

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      "Art style, sound design, and eerie atmosphere provide sensory stimulation and emotional engagement."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or status systems present."

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    • Story

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      "Narrative-driven game with strong emphasis on story, character interactions, and multiple endings."

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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

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Value, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

    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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