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UNLOVED

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2016

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Quick resume

Based on the community award-winning Doom2 mod with the same name by the same creator, UNLOVED is reimagined in the Unreal Engine 4 to bring forth the unspeakable terror in new ways. Play coop with your friends, increase your skills, mod your weapons and face the horror that this unearthly place holds...

Global score

73/100

Genres

Action, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
    • Dark, immersive horror atmosphere
    • Deep progression and customization systems
    • Procedurally generated maps for replayability
    • Cooperative multiplayer with revive mechanics

    Cons

    • Small and less active multiplayer community
    • Some graphical and animation roughness
    • Steep learning curve and grind for progression
    • Performance issues on larger maps
    • Limited narrative and character variety

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to choose weapons, bullets, and playstyles, with crafting and base building allowing personal direction."

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    • Competence

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      "Game is challenging, requiring skillful resource management, tactical combat, and strategic planning."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on cooperative and personal progression rather than competing against others; multiplayer is cooperative."

      Capsule for Barony Barony

      "Focus is on cooperative or solo play with personal progression; multiplayer is cooperative rather than competitive."

    • Continuation

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      "High replayability with many maps, endless mode, grinding, and meta-progression encourages long sessions and habitual play."

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      "High replayability with procedural maps, loot grind, and progression systems encouraging long-term play."

    • Cooperation

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      4

      "Strong local co-op support for up to 4 players with drop-in/drop-out and revive mechanics encourages teamwork."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players customize characters with different weapons and trinkets; crafting and loadout choices add some creative expression."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions are cooperative and balanced; no evidence of dominance or power imposition over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong atmospheric horror and immersive gameplay provide an escape from reality and stress relief."

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    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and challenge; no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players experiment with different character builds, trinkets, and strategies to overcome challenges."

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    • Exploration

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      "Procedurally generated maps with varying layouts encourage discovery and adapting to new environments."

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    • Expression

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      2

      "Some customization of characters and colors allows personal expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Surreal, dreamlike, and horror elements create an imaginative and fictional experience."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Small but active community with social interaction via Discord and cooperative play."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills to master difficult gameplay, learn boss patterns, and improve rankings, with progression systems rewarding growth."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; extended play sessions may encourage unhealthy habits."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires active focus and continuous engagement due to fast-paced combat and enemy spawns."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Some social interaction and cooperation with friends, but limited emotional depth or close relationships."

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    • Leadership
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    • Progression

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      "Core gameplay loop revolves around collecting materials, crafting, upgrading gear, and unlocking new areas."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Game is tense and challenging, with sustained pressure and difficulty rather than relaxation."

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    • Sensation

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      "Dark atmospheric visuals and sound design provide sensory stimulation and emotional engagement."

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    • Status

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      "Recognition is limited to community sharing; no strong emphasis on social status."

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    • Story

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      "Some lore and narrative elements exist but are minimal; focus is on gameplay rather than story."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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      "Affordable price with good replay value and ongoing developer support noted by players."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

    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.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • 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.

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