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The Endless Empty

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

A surreal post-life adventure

What works
  • Unique and surreal art style
  • Deep, symbolic narrative
  • Excellent and fitting soundtrack
  • Emotional and psychological themes
  • Multiple endings and player choice
Things to keep in mind
  • Basic and sometimes tedious combat
  • Slow pacing and movement
  • Technical roughness and bugs
  • Numerous typos and grammar errors
  • Short game length

What to play next

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The Endless Empty: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

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