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SIMULACRA: Pipe Dreams

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Android • 2018

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Quick resume

A spin-off of the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA, Pipe Dreams tells a brand new story, with a new interface, live-action cast and horrors to unravel. Follow the story of Teddy as he tries desperately to break free from the hold of a cursed video game.

Global score

83/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Simulator, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Free to play
    • Engaging and immersive story
    • Multiple endings and secrets
    • Effective psychological horror and social commentary
    • Well-made audiovisual presentation

    Cons

    • Flappee bird mini-game can be frustrating and tedious
    • Some players find the ad-watching mechanic annoying
    • Shorter and less content than original simulacra
    • Limited character development and customization
    • Some acting and humor may not appeal to all

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have limited but meaningful control over exploration and dialogue choices; the game is short and narrative-driven with some branching endings."

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    • Competence

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      "The game features a variety of puzzles and mini-games with varying difficulty, providing skill challenges and feedback."

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      "The game challenges players with the Flappee Bird mini-game and puzzle elements, requiring skill and offering a good challenge."

    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal story progression and choices rather than competing against others."

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    • Continuation

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      "Multiple endings and achievements encourage replay, but game is short and some find replay tedious."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "The game offers a dark, immersive, and emotional narrative that allows players to escape real life through psychological horror and surreal storytelling."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and curiosity, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "The game features supernatural horror themes, ghosts, and imaginative fiction elements."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Experience is solitary with minimal social connection or community involvement."

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn to master simple minigames and puzzles, and discover story details through exploration."

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires continuous attention and focus due to challenging gameplay and puzzles."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Some emotional connection to characters and story, but limited deep relationship building."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate in-game currency, unlock hats and items, and progress through challenges."

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    • Relaxation

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      "The game maintains tension and suspense with jump scares and horror elements, providing excitement rather than relaxation."

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    • Sensation

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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 Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Value. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

    How to use the graph
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    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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