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Panelak

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?

What works

  • Authentic nostalgic environment
  • Strong atmospheric horror
  • Logical and varied puzzles
  • Multiple endings and solutions
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Limited story explanation
  • Linear gameplay with limited freedom
  • Lack of character customization

What to play next

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Hidden Gems

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Similarity map

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How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • 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 out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Panelak: 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 Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression.

Last update: 24/07/2026