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7 Years From Now

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

A slice of life story-driven adventure game with a distinctive 3D pixel art. Embark on a journey and accompany Haruto Soraki, a high schooler, in his quest to find the memory he lost in an accident seven years ago.

What works

  • Heartwarming and emotional story
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • Rich narrative with plot twists
  • Multiple endings and epilogues
  • Accessible visual novel format

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal gameplay and interactivity
  • Awkward controls and lack of animation
  • Some translation issues
  • Audio glitches in desktop version
  • Slow pacing and fragmented chapters

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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7 Years From Now: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Autonomy, Experimenting, Strategy, Competence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Idle.

Last update: 02/09/2026