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Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

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Quick resume

A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread.

Global score

79/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Unique blend of cyberpunk and cantonese folklore
    • Strong developer stance against censorship
    • Atmospheric art and sound design
    • Engaging narrative and lore
    • Character customization with costumes

    Cons

    • Tedious backtracking and linear gameplay
    • Basic and sometimes janky combat
    • Limited cyberpunk elements in gameplay
    • Some bugs and control issues reported
    • Replayability requires multiple playthroughs

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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      "Puzzles provide moderate challenge and require some skill, but enemies are often seen as easy or predictable and some mechanics are janky."

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Some players engage in multiple playthroughs for achievements and story, but overall the game is short and can be completed in a few hours."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players engage in creative problem solving within a unique cyberpunk setting and enjoy stylistic presentation, though gameplay follows structured visual novel conventions."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Character customization through unlockable costumes and accessories allows some self-expression."

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn puzzles, story details, and game mechanics through play."

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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      "Visuals, sound design, and music provide rich sensory stimulation enhancing mood and immersion."

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    • Status

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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

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

    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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    Last update: 30/04/2026