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Your Dry Delight

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2018

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Quick resume

Set in 1920s Prohibition-era America, this romantic comedy follows Detective Richter and his adventures as he attempts to unravel Cleveland's liquor industry.

Global score

95/100

Genres

Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Visual Novel

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    Pros

    • Engaging historical setting with educational glossary
    • Well-written characters and story
    • Pleasant jazz soundtrack
    • Free to play
    • Unique dual-route story mechanic

    Cons

    • Short length
    • Must play both routes to unlock true ending
    • Some art inconsistencies
    • Limited interactivity
    • Achievement bugs reported

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players make choices that affect story routes and endings, indicating some control over narrative direction."

      Capsule for Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~ Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~

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    • Competence

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      "The game is a visual novel with dialogue choices and light minigames, focusing more on narrative and interaction than skill-based challenges."

      Capsule for A Date with Death A Date with Death

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    • Competition

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      Capsule for The Fall The Fall

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    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

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      "Players often replay the game to explore different endings and achievements, showing some habitual engagement despite the short length."

      Capsule for Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike

      "Players often replay both routes to unlock the full ending and achievements, showing some habitual engagement despite the short length."

    • Cooperation

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      "Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."

      Capsule for Stray Stray

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    • Creativity

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      "Players create their own narrative experience through choices, but within a predefined story structure."

      Capsule for CLANNAD CLANNAD

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    • Domination

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      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; focus is on personal experience and story."

      Capsule for PROXIMATE PROXIMATE

      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; focus is on personal story experience."

    • Escapism

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      "Immersive historical setting and engaging story provide strong escape from real life; players report emotional involvement."

      Capsule for Card Shark Card Shark

      "Players immerse in a romanticized historical setting with engaging characters and story, providing distraction and emotional engagement."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for entertainment and personal interest, with no obligation or external pressure noted."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Some exploration of different story paths via choices, but limited by obvious correct options."

      Capsule for Without Within Without Within

      "Some novelty in the dual-route mechanic and historical setting, but choices are limited and story paths are fixed."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

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      "Players discover new story details and piece together mysteries, exploring narrative layers."

      Capsule for Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi

      "Players explore two different narrative routes and uncover historical context via glossary, encouraging discovery within the story."

    • Expression

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      "Limited customization or avatar personalization; players use preset characters and aesthetics."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Players experience a stylized 1920s gangster world with fictionalized elements and roleplay opportunities."

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    • Fellowship

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      "No social or community features; gameplay is solitary."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop problem-solving skills and gain understanding of historical and cultural context through gameplay."

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay elements."

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      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay elements."

    • Idle

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      "Requires focused reading and attention; not designed for background or casual intermittent play."

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      "Requires focused reading and attention; not designed for background or casual intermittent play."

    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional engagement with characters and their relationships fosters a sense of closeness."

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      "Emotional engagement with characters and romantic relationships fosters a sense of closeness and affection."

    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through story and unlocking achievements, but no item or power accumulation."

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    • Relaxation

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      "The game provides a relaxing, cozy atmosphere with gentle music and lighthearted story."

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      "The game provides a relaxing, enjoyable experience with lighthearted humor and smooth jazz soundtrack."

    • Sensation

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      "Pleasant visual style and jazzy music provide moderate sensory stimulation."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or status systems."

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative focus with well-developed characters and lore."

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    • Strategy

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      "Minimal strategic or problem-solving elements; choices mostly straightforward with limited impact."

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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

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

    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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