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Root Of Evil: The Tailor

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

You will play a telepath named James. He has the ability to connect with the soul thus he can understand their past. He was hired to explore what happened in the previous 20 years in a haunted house This is the puzzle game!

What works
  • Atmospheric horror and sound design
  • Engaging and meaningful story
  • Clever and varied puzzles
  • Good value for a single-developer game
  • Well-paced suspense and jump scares
Things to keep in mind
  • Short game length
  • Limited exploration area
  • Some technical issues and bugs
  • Poor english translation
  • Lack of gameplay variety and replayability

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • [Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル

  • The Divine Invasion

  • CONCLUSE

  • [Chilla's Art] Missing Children | 行方不明

  • Shadows 2: Perfidia

  • Accounting+

  • Confidential Killings - A Detective Game

  • At Home Alone

  • IMMORTALITY
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • [Chilla's Art] Inunaki Tunnel | 犬鳴トンネル

  • Shadows 2: Perfidia

  • Confidential Killings - A Detective Game
If you liked…

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  • Autonomy

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  • Competence

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

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