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Half Past Fate

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Love is in the air, but work, life, and spicy Ramen keep getting in the way! From 8 hours to 8 years, this time-jumping saga will change the way you feel about fate forever.

What works

  • Charming pixel art and animation
  • Engaging, heartwarming romantic story
  • Relaxing and low-frustration gameplay
  • Interconnected character narratives
  • Inclusive and diverse cast

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Repetitive music
  • Linear gameplay with minimal challenge
  • Limited character depth for some players
  • No mid-chapter save feature

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Half Past Fate. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

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).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Half Past Fate. These titles are not in What to play next.

Half Past Fate: 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 Fellowship, Exploration, Intimacy.

Last update: 02/09/2026