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Deadly Night

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Carol is down on her luck, hitchhiking across the country. She arrives at a small roadside motel but there's something strange about the owner. As the secrets unravel, she finds herself entangled in a long, DEADLY NIGHT! Can she escape from hellish nightmare or will she die trying?

What works

  • Strong horror atmosphere and ps1 retro style
  • Engaging narrative with multiple endings
  • Challenging puzzles and stealth gameplay
  • Immersive sound design and music
  • Replayability through varied outcomes

Things to keep in mind

  • Frustrating ai and enemy behavior
  • Limited save slots and inventory space
  • Dark visuals impair visibility
  • Repetitive and cramped level design
  • Some disturbing and heavy story themes

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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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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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Deadly Night: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Expression.

Last update: 28/08/2026