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The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2016

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Quick resume

An interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who must find a way to make some oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. One simple task, can you help her complete it?

Global score

82/100

Genres

Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Adventure, Visual Novel, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Free to play
    • Relatable portrayal of social anxiety
    • Multiple endings and achievements
    • Cute art style
    • Short and accessible

    Cons

    • Very short gameplay
    • Repetitive decision paths
    • Lack of deep gameplay mechanics
    • Some choices feel luck-based
    • No character customization

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Short game with multiple endings encourages replaying, but limited length may reduce habitual long-term engagement."

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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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      "Engagement is voluntary and driven by intrinsic interest and emotional connection, not obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "The story is confined to a limited setting with limited branching; exploration is mostly narrative rather than spatial."

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    • Expression

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      "No character customization or personalization; presentation is standardized."

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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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      "Requires player attention and interaction; no background or idle gameplay."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements; player supports protagonist."

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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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    • Strategy

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      "Some planning involved in managing resources and emotional states, but overall straightforward gameplay."

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    • Thrill

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      "Low suspense or risk; emotional tension is present but gameplay is predictable and calm."

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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 Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

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    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
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    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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