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The Dark Queen of Mortholme

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

You are the final boss, the Dark Queen of Mortholme, unrivaled in power. A hero invades and is easily crushed. Yet, they keep returning. A short-form indie game about an unusual bond, perspectives, and the beauty of change.

What works

  • Unique boss perspective concept
  • Strong narrative and character development
  • Beautiful pixel art and music
  • Meaningful player choices affecting endings
  • Short and emotionally impactful experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay duration
  • Combat is scripted and limited
  • Some bugs and technical issues reported
  • Repetitive fights with little player agency
  • Price considered high for content by some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • RaiOhGar: Asuka and the King of Steel

  • CRYMACHINA

  • CRYSTAR

  • Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition

  • LiEat

  • Schrödinger's Call

More exploratory

Games that feels like The Dark Queen of Mortholme but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Depersonalization

  • Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum

  • Pinstripe

  • Romancelvania

  • The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition

  • Decarnation

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Dark Queen of Mortholme but with less focus on close relationships

  • The Last Faith

  • Dragon Is Dead

  • ICEY

  • Elderand

  • The Thaumaturge

  • Rise of the Third Power

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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).
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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).

The Dark Queen of Mortholme: A very typical example of its motivational profile. 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, Violence, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026