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Zeliria Sanctuary

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2019

Should you play it?

Sense of reality has not yet returned after a teleportation experiment. Purple hamsters, girls with tails, medieval knights - a fantastic world of an alien planet, where you will lead special forces soldier Maxx.

What works
  • Engaging branching narrative with many endings
  • High quality russian voice acting
  • Well-developed characters and world lore
  • Pleasant art style with animated backgrounds
  • Emotional and philosophical themes
Things to keep in mind
  • Some graphical inconsistency and lower quality cgs
  • Short main story length
  • Some plot holes and narrative inconsistencies
  • Occasional awkward translation and text issues
  • Censored adult content requiring patch

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Break the Game

  • Tiny Bunny: Prologue

  • Inverted Angel

  • Blair Witch

  • Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll

  • Alicemare

  • Space Pilgrim Episode III: Delta Pavonis

  • The Forgotten City

  • SCP: Secret Files
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Inverted Angel

  • The Haunted Building

  • A Highland Song
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Zeliria Sanctuary: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Thrill, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Survival, Story.

Why this game works

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