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The Office Quest

PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

Every day in the office is the same, clicking the same keys, attending the same boring meetings, wearing the same fluffy monster onesies, until something strange and magical happens. Now you need to sneak away, no matter how!

What works
  • Unique and charming art style
  • Varied and engaging puzzles
  • Humorous and whimsical tone
  • Accessible gameplay with intuitive controls
  • Relaxing soundtrack and atmosphere
Things to keep in mind
  • Short gameplay length
  • Lack of manual save option
  • Some puzzles can be frustrating or unintuitive
  • Limited replay value
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Dimhaven - The Lost Source

  • Broken Reality

  • The Unfinished Swan

  • Quern - Undying Thoughts

  • NAIAD

  • Manifold Garden

  • Mimpi Dreams

  • Birth

  • Zenge
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Dimhaven - The Lost Source

  • NAIAD

  • Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time
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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 (hidden on purpose).

The Office Quest: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship.

Why this game works

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