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Pluviophile

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

Pluviophile is a very short experience about the mood of rain in the woods.

What works
  • Beautiful and immersive rain forest atmosphere
  • Calming and meditative music and sound design
  • Relaxing slow-paced exploration
  • Low price and good value
  • Poetic fragments enhancing mood
Things to keep in mind
  • Very short gameplay duration
  • Minimal and linear gameplay mechanics
  • Lack of narrative depth or characters
  • Some graphical and technical issues reported
  • No social or multiplayer features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

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  • How To Cope With Boredom and Loneliness

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  • Sunlight

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Rainy Season

  • Sunlight

  • Lawnmower Game
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Pluviophile: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Thrill.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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    "Players can explore the forest paths at their own pace with some freedom, though progression is linear and gated by collecting flowers."

  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Escapism

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    "Strong escapism through immersive atmosphere, soothing music, rain sounds, and contemplative narrative."

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  • Expectation

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  • Experimenting

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    "Limited experimentation; mostly following simple collection routines with little novelty exploration."

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  • Exploration

    Game with the same Exploration vibe

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    "Some exploration of map and resource locations, but mostly focused on known territory and resource management."

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Health
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  • Intimacy

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  • Progression

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    "Progression through unlocking flowers, levels, and achievements; some collection elements."

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  • Relaxation

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    "Core motivation is relaxation, calm, and flow state with soothing music and visuals."

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  • Sensation

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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  • Thrill

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  • Value

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  • Survival

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