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I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine

2023

Should you play it?

Outwit your most cunning adversary to date in the latest installment of this popular, spy-themed VR puzzle series. Wield new gadgets, visit action-packed locales, and wear custom disguises as you dive back into the world of espionage in this escape room game.

What works

  • Creative and challenging puzzles
  • Engaging spy-themed story and humor
  • High replayability with collectibles and achievements
  • Immersive vr experience with good controls
  • Quality music and voice acting

Things to keep in mind

  • Short overall game length
  • Some puzzles can be unintuitive or frustrating
  • Minor bugs and control quirks reported
  • Lack of checkpoints increases repetition
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Breathedge

  • My Friendly Neighborhood

  • Ctrl Alt Ego

  • Wanderer

  • Super Lucky's Tale

  • Skin Deep

Less expressive

Games that feels like I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine but with less self-expression and customization

  • Outer Wilds

  • THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE: Foreword

  • Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

  • New York Mysteries: The Lantern of Souls Collector's Edition

  • The Station

  • New York Mysteries: High Voltage Collector's Edition

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine but with less survival pressure

  • Dimhaven - The Lost Source

  • The Room Three

  • The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition

  • The Last Clockwinder

  • Moncage

  • Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time

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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).
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  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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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).

I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026