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Patrician III

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux • 2010

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Quick resume

Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!

Global score

82/100

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS)

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    Pros

    • Deep and complex economic simulation
    • High replayability and long-term engagement
    • Immersive medieval trading world
    • Freedom of strategic and political choices
    • Good value for price

    Cons

    • Dated graphics and interface
    • Steep learning curve and limited tutorials
    • Some technical issues on modern os
    • Limited multiplayer and social features
    • Repetitive combat and occasional bugs

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to choose trading, piracy, city building, or military conquest paths, directing their own actions and strategies."

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Many reviews mention hundreds to thousands of hours played, indicating strong habitual engagement and long play sessions."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players can build and customize trade routes, production facilities, and cities, allowing creative economic planning."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a relaxing and engaging distraction with immersive medieval aesthetics and strategic depth."

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    • Expectation

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

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore different strategies, layouts, and production methods to optimize their empire."

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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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      "Social interactions are minimal and surface-level, focused on gameplay mechanics rather than emotional connection."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      "Competitive play and emerging leagues offer recognition and social status within the community."

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    • Story

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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

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

    How to use the graph
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    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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