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OK/NORMAL

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2018

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Quick resume

OK/NORMAL is a short, experimental third-person horror experience, inspired by early 3D console games of the 90's. Journey through a dark, disjointed, dreamlike dimension with your cloud companion! Remember a good diet, take your medicine, and you should be fine!

Global score

81/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie

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    Pros

    • Unique ps1-style vaporwave aesthetic
    • Strong atmospheric and sensory experience
    • Creative and experimental design
    • Short and affordable
    • Thought-provoking abstract narrative

    Cons

    • Tedious and frustrating maze levels
    • Clunky controls and camera issues
    • Vague and confusing story
    • Limited gameplay depth
    • Potential for motion sickness and eye strain

    Motivations

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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

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    • Idle

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      "Gameplay involves periods of slow exploration and walking, but requires player attention to progress."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional relationship building; interactions are limited to scripted character dialogue within single-player."

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    • Leadership

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

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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      "Strong sensory stimulation via visuals, sound design, and psychedelic effects creating intense emotional experience."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on 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