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Sentience: The Android's Tale

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

You can remember nothing before this moment. Your existence begins with a keystroke followed by the flick of a switch. Electrical power streams into your neural network, and you are alive.

What works

  • Meaningful player choices with impactful consequences
  • Engaging, philosophical sci-fi narrative
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Atmospheric music and setting
  • Low price and good value

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow pacing and movement speed
  • Repetitive fetch quests and simple gameplay
  • Lack of localization beyond english
  • Minimal visual and audio polish
  • Limited guidance and navigation aids

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Sentience: The Android's Tale: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competence, Sensation.

Last update: 26/08/2026