and Roger similar games & best alternatives

and Roger

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad?

What works
  • Powerful emotional storytelling
  • Innovative and meaningful gameplay mechanics
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Short and impactful experience
  • Thought-provoking and empathetic narrative
Things to keep in mind
  • Short playtime may limit replay value
  • Some players find controls occasionally clunky
  • Religious themes may not appeal to all
  • Gameplay can be frustrating by design
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

and Roger: 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 Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Relaxation.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Continuation

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and interest in the story and gameplay."

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  • Experimenting

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    "Game encourages exploration of narrative branches, secrets, and varied gameplay segments, fostering experimentation."

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    "Gameplay encourages trying different interactions and exploring novel mechanics to progress and understand the story."

  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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    "Strong emotional intimacy through narrative and relatable relationship experiences."

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  • Violence

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  • Survival

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