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Pretentious Game

Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

Enjoy the uncluttered and peculiar aesthetics of Pretentious Game and plunge wholeheartedly into a poetic and deep story.

What works

  • Emotional and touching story
  • Creative integration of narrative and gameplay
  • Simple and accessible puzzles
  • Minimalistic art style
  • Calming music

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay length
  • Some frustrating or unclear puzzles
  • Lack of replay value
  • No controller support
  • Perceived as overpriced by many players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Biphase

  • Mind Over Magnet

  • Space Between Worlds

  • Dude, Stop

  • The Mind of Marlo

  • Evo Explores

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Pretentious Game but with less narrative immersion

  • Yugo Puzzle

  • Skala

  • Deleveled

  • Oik

  • Zup! 4

  • Up Left Out

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Pretentious Game but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Zenge

  • Loading Screen Simulator

  • Free Will

  • Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows

  • Have a Nice Dream

  • There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

Choose your own criteria ->

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Similarity map

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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).

Pretentious Game: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Exploration, Creativity, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 04/08/2026