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MOLE

Web browser • 2026

Should you play it?

Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?

What works

  • Immersive psychological horror atmosphere
  • Engaging tactile mechanical puzzles
  • Strong narrative and emotional depth
  • Distinctive retro-futuristic art style
  • Excellent sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Short overall length
  • Some confusing puzzle clarity
  • Minor bugs reported
  • Chase sequences can be frustrating
  • Limited replay value

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

  • Unsorted Horror

  • SOMA

  • ColdSide

  • Static Dread: The Lighthouse

  • Creepy Shift: House For Sale

More violent

Games that feels like MOLE but with more combat and destruction

  • Don't Be Afraid

  • Among Ashes

  • Infliction

  • 港詭實錄ParanormalHK

  • From The Darkness

  • [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like MOLE but with less survival pressure

  • Rise of Insanity

  • Layers of Fear VR

  • ASYLUM

  • Satellite Odyssey: Prologue

  • Luto

  • Layers of Fear (2016)

Choose your own criteria ->

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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).
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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).

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

Last update: 12/08/2026