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Tales of Yore

Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

Tales of Yore is a light-weight 2D MMORPG featuring all your RPG tropes in one casual package. Explore, complete quests and slay evil monsters to write your Tale. Alternatively make yourself a nice purple hat and show off. The choice is yours!

What works
  • Free to play with no pay-to-win
  • Active and responsive solo developer
  • Friendly and helpful community
  • Cross-platform play (pc, mobile, browser)
  • Deep skill and crafting systems with open exploration
Things to keep in mind
  • Grinding can be tedious and repetitive
  • Quest hints are often vague and confusing
  • Combat and controls can feel clunky or janky
  • Small player base limits multiplayer experience
  • Ui and graphics are simplistic and sometimes hard to read

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Mist Legacy

  • Heroines of Swords & Spells

  • Moon Hunters

  • Bloomtown: A Different Story

  • Loren The Amazon Princess

  • Feel The Snow

  • Swords 'n Magic and Stuff

  • Cat Quest II

  • Halcyon Days at Taoyuan
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Heroines of Swords & Spells

  • Emberhold

  • Lynked: Banner of the Spark
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Exploration

    Gedonia
  • Autonomy

    Balrum
  • Continuation

    BitCraft Online

Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” 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: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • 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 (hidden on purpose).

Tales of Yore: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Leadership, Strategy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Cooperation

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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  • Escapism

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    "Players use the game as a relaxing, nostalgic, and immersive escape from real life."

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  • Expectation

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Fellowship

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    "Small but friendly and supportive community with active Discord channels fosters social connection."

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Progression

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Last update: 09/07/2026