Cubicle Quest similar games & best alternatives

Cubicle Quest

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

Cubicle Quest is a game about how life can suck. Dead end jobs, repetitive obligations, irritating coworkers... Cubicle Quest takes all of those things and turns them into enemies you can fight in an old-school RPG.

What works
  • Unique and clever concept blending life and rpg
  • Humorous and satirical writing
  • Challenging and strategic combat
  • Open world exploration and party customization
  • Good value especially on sale
Things to keep in mind
  • Uses default rpg maker assets
  • Some balance issues and difficulty spikes
  • Lack of clear tutorials and guidance
  • Repetitive random battles
  • Limited story depth and character development

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Top picks

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  • Mana Spark

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  • Wildfire

  • Kingdoms and Castles

  • Dungeons 3

  • Chronicon

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  • Age of Fear: The Undead King
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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  • Crystal Story II

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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.

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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).

Cubicle Quest: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition, Sensation.

Why this game works

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

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Status

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