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Richard & Alice

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

Richard and Alice are prisoners. Both their cells have a leather sofa and a state-of-the-art computer. But only Richard’s has a TV. Outside, the snow falls. It has done for some time. Elsewhere, they say, parts of the world have been rendered an inhospitable desert, the earth parched and cracked. People live in the zones now.

What works

  • Deep and emotional story
  • Multiple endings
  • Engaging narrative and characters
  • Atmospheric sound and music
  • Affordable price

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow and clunky movement
  • Minimal and simple puzzles
  • Repetitive dialogue and pacing
  • Limited exploration and interactivity
  • Lack of voice acting and advanced graphics

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Traum

  • Towards Future

  • 雨鸦 - You are my sanctuary

  • The Crooked Man

  • Tales of the Black Forest

  • Greyfox RPG

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Richard & Alice but with less survival pressure

  • Finding Paradise

  • Transparent Black

  • Actual Sunlight

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

  • Bear's Restaurant

  • The Blackwell Legacy

Less intimate

Games that feels like Richard & Alice but with less focus on close relationships

  • Just Ignore Them

  • The Mirror Lied

  • Viviette

  • Wolf & Rabbit

  • The Count Lucanor

  • Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi

More fantastical

Games that feels like Richard & Alice but with more imaginative fiction

  • Corpse Party

  • 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl

  • Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition

  • Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition

  • The Sand Man

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Richard & Alice: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Competence, Experimenting, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Experimenting. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026