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Sentience: The Android's Tale

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

You can remember nothing before this moment. Your existence begins with a keystroke followed by the flick of a switch. Electrical power streams into your neural network, and you are alive.

What works
  • Meaningful player choices with impactful consequences
  • Engaging, philosophical sci-fi narrative
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Atmospheric music and setting
  • Low price and good value
Things to keep in mind
  • Slow pacing and movement speed
  • Repetitive fetch quests and simple gameplay
  • Lack of localization beyond english
  • Minimal visual and audio polish
  • Limited guidance and navigation aids

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis

  • 1000xRESIST

  • THE LONGING

  • The Stanley Parable

  • Dreamfall Chapters

  • Refind Self: The Personality Test Game

  • Eastshade

  • Kujlevka

  • The Path
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Kujlevka

  • Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit

  • I Am Dead
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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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  • Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi

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Sentience: The Android's Tale: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Thrill, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Sensation, Competence.

Why this game works

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