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Nearwood - Collector's Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

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Quick resume

The fate of the magical world is in your hands – free it from evil! As Jane and Fey explore new locations, they help the villagers survive the freeze, while once again saving Nearwood from the clutches of impending doom!

Global score

90/100

Genres

Adventure

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    Pros

    • Beautiful and detailed artwork
    • Engaging and varied puzzles
    • Pleasant soundtrack and voice acting
    • Relaxing fantasy atmosphere
    • Bonus chapter and extra content

    Cons

    • Limited replay value
    • Some puzzles can be frustrating or unclear
    • Lack of achievements and trading cards
    • Occasional backtracking and navigation issues
    • Minor technical issues like lag or loading times

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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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 Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Survival.

    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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