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Room of Depression

Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

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Quick resume

"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.

Global score

75/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulator, Puzzle

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Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Escapism

    A Game About
  • Competition

    THE LONGING
  • Cooperation

    Birth

Pros

  • Powerful and empathetic portrayal of depression
  • Beautiful art style and soothing soundtrack
  • Creative interactive elements supporting narrative
  • Short but meaningful emotional experience
  • Raises awareness and understanding of mental health

Cons

  • Some find pacing slow or repetitive
  • Religious themes controversial for some players
  • Minimal gameplay depth or challenge
  • Linear and limited exploration
  • May be emotionally taxing for sensitive players

Analysis

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 Fellowship, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

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.

  • Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
  • Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
  • 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.

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    2

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  • Competence
    -2

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  • Competition

    Game with the same Competition vibe

    -5

    "No competitive elements or comparison to others; focus is on personal experience."

    Capsule for THE LONGING THE LONGING

    "No competitive elements or comparison to others; focus is on personal experience."

  • Continuation
    1

    No nearest game available

  • Cooperation

    Game with the same Cooperation vibe

    -5

    "Single-player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer features."

    Capsule for Birth Birth

    "Single-player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer features."

  • Creativity
    3

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  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -5

    "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others."

    Capsule for Deleveled Deleveled

    "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others."

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

    4

    "Players use the game to reflect on depression and life struggles, providing emotional distraction and immersion in a mental health narrative."

    Capsule for A Game About A Game About

    "Players use the game to understand or empathize with depression, providing emotional escape or reflection."

  • Expectation
    -3

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  • Experimenting
    1

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  • Exploration
    -3

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  • Expression
    2

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  • Fantasy
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Fellowship
    1

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  • Growth
    3

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  • Health
    -5

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  • Idle
    3

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  • Intimacy
    2

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  • Leadership
    -5

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  • Progression
    1

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  • Relaxation
    2

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  • Sensation
    2

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  • Status
    -5

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  • Story
    5

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  • Strategy
    -4

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  • Thrill
    -5

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  • Value
    2

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  • Violence
    -5

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  • Survival
    -5

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Last update: 23/05/2026