The Night of the Scissors similar games & best alternatives
The Night of the Scissors
2022
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Quick resume
Scrap hunting season has gone wrong, VHS slasher survival horror.
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Pros
- Strong nostalgic ps1-style horror atmosphere
- Effective tension and scares
- Simple but engaging puzzle and exploration
- Good value for price
- Well-executed retro aesthetic and sound design
Cons
- Very short gameplay duration
- Challenging tank controls for some players
- Limited replay value
- Minimal story depth
- No multiplayer or social features
Analysis
Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Relaxation, 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
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Autonomy3
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Competence2
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Competition
Game with the same Competition vibe
-5"No competitive elements or player comparison; purely single-player experience focused on personal progress."
Sacra Terra: Angelic Night
"No competitive elements or comparison to others; purely single-player experience focused on personal progress."
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Continuation-3
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
-5"Single-player game with no cooperative or multiplayer features."
Zup! 3
"Single-player game with no cooperative or multiplayer features."
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Creativity1
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Domination
Game with the same Domination vibe
-5"No social dominance or power dynamics; player is vulnerable and pursued."
Slender: The Arrival
"No social dominance or power dynamics; player is vulnerable and hunted, emphasizing helplessness."
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Escapism
Game with the same Escapism vibe
4"Strong escapism through immersive horror atmosphere and tension, providing distraction from real life."
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"Strong escapism through immersive horror atmosphere and tension, providing distraction from real life."
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Expectation-4
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Experimenting1
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Exploration2
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Expression-5
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Fantasy3
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Fellowship-4
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Growth2
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Health-5
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Idle-4
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Intimacy-5
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Leadership-5
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Progression3
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Relaxation-3
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Sensation3
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Status-5
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Story2
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Strategy1
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Thrill4
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Value3
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Violence3
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Survival4
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