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ANEURISM IV

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

A dystopian simulator where your choices shape a decaying city. Join other players to protect the metropolis from ruin, hasten its downfall, or simply work in the factories. With no set goals or rules, every action has consequences in a world teetering on the brink.

What works

  • Immersive dystopian atmosphere
  • Deep emergent roleplay and social interaction
  • Player-driven economy and justice system
  • Active developer engagement
  • Unique faction and survival mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve
  • Server lag and connectivity issues
  • Limited tutorial and onboarding
  • Some balance and content depth issues
  • Toxic player behavior in some servers

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Unfortunate Spacemen

  • White Noise 2

  • Deceit

  • Get Stuffed!

  • Dead by Daylight

  • SCP: Secret Laboratory

Less dominating

Games that feels like ANEURISM IV but with less domination over others

  • KLETKA

  • Subterror

  • Labyrinthine

  • PILGRIM

  • Backrooms: Extractions

  • Lethal Company

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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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).

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ANEURISM IV: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026