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Terraformental

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Web browser • 2026

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Quick resume

Waking up alone in a derelict terraforming facility on an unknown (and distinctly not terraformed) planet, it's up to you to find a way to survive, learn what happened to the people who lived here and why you were abandoned in this narrative-driven incremental game.

Global score

98/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Early Access

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  • Grunn

  • A Highland Song

  • Year Walk

  • Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)

  • Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
Outsiders

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • A Highland Song

  • Ukrainian ball in search of gas

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If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Escapism

    Mars: War Logs
  • Competition

    Airborne Empire
  • Cooperation

    Little Noah: Scion of Paradise

Pros

  • Engaging sci-fi story and mystery
  • Innovative time loop and incremental mechanics
  • Meaningful player choice and strategy
  • Strong sense of progression and growth
  • Well-polished gameplay with qol features

Cons

  • Long real-time waiting periods can feel tedious
  • Minimal graphics and ui visual variety
  • Some repetitive actions despite optimization
  • Lack of automation for repetitive tasks
  • Early access content still incomplete

Analysis

Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

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.

  • Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
  • Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
  • 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.

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Competence
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Competition

    Game with the same Competition vibe

    -4

    "Focus is on personal progression and exploration without leaderboards or direct player-vs-player competition."

    Capsule for Airborne Empire Airborne Empire

    "Focus is on personal progress and exploration without leaderboards or direct player-vs-player competition."

  • Continuation
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Cooperation

    Game with the same Cooperation vibe

    -5

    "The game is a single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative elements."

    Capsule for Little Noah: Scion of Paradise Little Noah: Scion of Paradise

    "The game is a single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative elements."

  • Creativity
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -5

    "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are solo and balanced."

    Capsule for LONESTAR LONESTAR

    "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are solo and balanced."

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

    4

    "Immersive sci-fi setting and story provide a strong escape from real life."

    Capsule for Mars: War Logs Mars: War Logs

    "Strong immersive sci-fi story and mystery provide a compelling escape from real life."

  • Expectation
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Experimenting
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Exploration
    5

    No nearest game available

  • Expression
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Fantasy
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Fellowship
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Growth
    5

    No nearest game available

  • Health
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Idle
    3

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  • Intimacy
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Leadership
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Progression
    5

    No nearest game available

  • Relaxation
    2

    No nearest game available

  • Sensation
    1

    No nearest game available

  • Status
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Story
    5

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  • Strategy
    5

    No nearest game available

  • Thrill
    1

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  • Value
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Violence
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Survival
    5

    No nearest game available

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Last update: 23/05/2026