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Pieces of me

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”

What works

  • Strong emotional and narrative depth
  • Atmospheric sound and visual design
  • Innovative mixed media storytelling
  • Good optimization and performance
  • Meaningful social themes (bullying, trauma)

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal gameplay challenge or variety
  • Short game length
  • Some players find story delivery fragmented or confusing
  • Limited scares for experienced horror players
  • No multiplayer or social features

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Pieces of me. 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.
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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).
  • 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 Pieces of me. These titles are not in What to play next.

Pieces of me: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Strategy, Relaxation.

Last update: 25/08/2026