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Umfend

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2018

Should you play it?

The glass sphere burst in the night of 1996. The world of distortion opened its gates and took away from you someone very important. However, in 2005, the past emerges again to hunt you once more. An atmospheric horror about love and time.

What works
  • Atmospheric and emotional storytelling
  • Unique art style and sound design
  • Engaging exploration and mystery
  • Short and accessible gameplay
  • Thought-provoking narrative
Things to keep in mind
  • Very short playtime
  • Some technical bugs and glitches
  • Slow player movement
  • Minimal gameplay depth
  • Story can be confusing or ambiguous

What to play next

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Blackwood Crossing

  • The Haunted Building

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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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).

Umfend: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Survival, Violence, Competence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression, Exploration.

Why this game works

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