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Cabin Fever

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.

What works
  • Emotional and immersive story
  • Well-executed voice acting
  • Beautiful artwork and backgrounds
  • Multiple endings encouraging replay
  • Relatable pandemic-inspired setting
Things to keep in mind
  • Short overall playtime
  • Limited impact of some choices
  • Lack of skip seen text feature
  • Some endings feel rushed or anticlimactic
  • Minimal gameplay complexity

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Cabin Fever: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. 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. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Why this game works

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