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Terrible Laboratory

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

The pretty and talented scientist, Konica Yaegaki, must earn money to save her lab from competing companies and peers who seek to destroy her reputation. However, she won't go down that easily. Follow Konica in this slice-of-life RPG as she tries to save her laboratory!

What works
  • Unique adult-themed narrative
  • Multiple endings and replay value
  • Simple crafting and resource management
  • Cute protagonist character design
  • Varied adult content scenes
Things to keep in mind
  • Short gameplay length
  • Limited combat and mechanics
  • Low graphical resolution
  • Lack of voice acting
  • Some players find story and themes disturbing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Martha Is Dead

  • Smoke and Sacrifice

  • Märchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest Gift [Legacy ver.]

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  • Joe Dever's Lone Wolf HD Remastered

  • Morbid: The Seven Acolytes

  • Orangeblood

  • Stoneshard: Prologue

  • Fabled Lands
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Smoke and Sacrifice

  • Märchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest Gift [Legacy ver.]

  • Orangeblood
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Terrible Laboratory: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Cooperation, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Relaxation, Competence.

Why this game works

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

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