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Broken Lens

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

Broken Lens is a cozy game where you will discover the story of a little robot with a sight problem. Explore manifold cute environments at your own pace and investigate to understand what happened to them.Will you be able to uncover all the secrets? 🔍

What works

  • Beautiful hand-drawn art and immersive soundtrack
  • Relaxing and cozy atmosphere without time pressure
  • Challenging and rewarding spot-the-difference puzzles
  • Engaging hidden lore and decoding puzzles
  • Accessible to wide age range and casual or completionist playstyles

Things to keep in mind

  • Some differences are extremely subtle and frustrating to find
  • Parallax and zoom limitations can cause difficulty and occasional bugs
  • Notebook text is only in french, limiting story accessibility
  • Hint system sometimes insufficient or frustrating
  • Certain achievements require tedious or obscure puzzle solving

What to play next

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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).

Broken Lens: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 26/07/2026