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Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Android, Linux • 2018

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Quick resume

Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

Global score

93/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Engaging and well-written story
    • Deep character development and relationships
    • High replayability with meaningful choices
    • Inclusive character customization
    • Good value for price

    Cons

    • Limited detective gameplay depth
    • Some tropey romance elements
    • Linear plot with limited exploration
    • Lack of physical or sensory stimulation
    • Waiting time for sequels

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Gameplay involves quick time events and decision making, requiring some skill but largely narrative-driven with limited mechanical challenge."

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    • Competition

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      "Game focuses on personal story progression and relationships without competitive elements or leaderboards."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long playtimes, multiple playthroughs, and strong attachment to the world and story."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game for emotional immersion, stress relief, and escape into a romantic, supernatural world."

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Players feel part of a community through rich character interactions, relationships, and shared story experiences."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills, abilities, and knowledge of the story and characters through multiple playthroughs."

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay; sedentary text-based experience."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused reading and decision-making; not designed for background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Strong focus on forming close romantic relationships and emotional connections with characters."

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      "Strong focus on forming close emotional and romantic relationships with characters."

    • Leadership

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      "Some players take leadership roles in coordinating investigations, but overall collaboration is balanced."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Sensation.

    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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