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Richard & Alice

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

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Quick resume

Richard and Alice are prisoners. Both their cells have a leather sofa and a state-of-the-art computer. But only Richard’s has a TV. Outside, the snow falls. It has done for some time. Elsewhere, they say, parts of the world have been rendered an inhospitable desert, the earth parched and cracked. People live in the zones now.

Global score

73/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Point-and-click

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    Pros

    • Deep and emotional story
    • Multiple endings
    • Engaging narrative and characters
    • Atmospheric sound and music
    • Affordable price

    Cons

    • Slow and clunky movement
    • Minimal and simple puzzles
    • Repetitive dialogue and pacing
    • Limited exploration and interactivity
    • Lack of voice acting and advanced graphics

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Short playtime with multiple endings encourages replaying, but overall a brief experience with limited habitual play."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players can experiment with different endings and item uses, but gameplay follows predefined puzzles and story paths."

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    • Domination

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

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    • Escapism

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      "Post-apocalyptic setting and emotional narrative provide strong escape from reality."

      Capsule for Harmonia Harmonia

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest in story and atmosphere, not due to obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Some trial and error and exploration of puzzle solutions, but mostly within structured gameplay."

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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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      "Players learn story details and puzzle solutions; some personal development through narrative engagement."

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during puzzles and story; some slow pacing but not background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional connections with characters and their stories foster a sense of closeness and empathy."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements; player follows narrative without directing others."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through story and endings; no item collection or upgrades."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Atmosphere can be calming but also includes tension and discomfort; mixed emotional tone."

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    • Sensation

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      "Simple graphics and sound provide moderate sensory stimulation, not intense or flashy."

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    • Status

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      "No social status or recognition systems; achievements exist but are personal rather than social."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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      "Puzzles require minimal strategic thinking; mostly straightforward and logical solutions."

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    • Thrill

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      "Some suspense and emotional tension in story but no high-risk gameplay."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

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

    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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