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The Abbey of Crime Extensum

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2016

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Quick resume

A free game inspired by Umberto Eco's novel and Jean-Jaques Annaud's film "The Name of the Rose", and based on the game "La abadía del crimen" by Paco Menéndez and Juan Delcán.

Global score

86/100

Genres

Adventure, Free To Play

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    Pros

    • Faithful and immersive narrative
    • Atmospheric pixel art and soundtrack
    • Free to play
    • Challenging puzzles and exploration
    • Nostalgic remake of a classic

    Cons

    • Slow pacing and frequent walking
    • Confusing camera angles
    • Steep learning curve for controls
    • Lack of in-game guidance
    • Some frustrating timed events

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to explore, craft, and complete tasks at their own pace with some guidance but no strict routines."

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Large, varied environments encourage discovery and navigation of new areas."

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Gameplay involves waiting and slow pacing, including repetitive tasks and waiting for events."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing; interactions are narrative and task-focused."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative immersion based on a novel with deep characters and a bleak setting."

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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

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

    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.

    • 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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    Last update: 30/04/2026