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Eastshade

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4 • 2019

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Quick resume

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Global score

89/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie

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    Pros

    • Beautiful and immersive world
    • Relaxing and calming gameplay
    • Engaging and heartfelt story
    • Unique painting mechanic
    • Meaningful exploration and quests

    Cons

    • Some bugs and technical glitches
    • Minor motion sickness for some players
    • Lack of control customization
    • Slow pacing may not suit all players
    • Some quest softlocks and missed achievements

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Thrill, Cooperation.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

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

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    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.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have freedom to explore the open world at their own pace, choose how to complete quests, and decide what to paint and where to go."

    • Competence
      2

      "The game involves light puzzle solving, crafting, and quest completion that require some skill and thought but overall is easy and accessible."

    • Competition
      -5

      "No competitive elements; focus is on personal exploration and self-paced questing without comparison to others."

    • Continuation
      3

      "Players report long play sessions, multiple playthroughs, and strong attachment to the world encouraging habitual return."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single-player experience focused on individual exploration and quest completion without multiplayer or teamwork."

    • Creativity
      4

      "Painting mechanic and ability to frame scenes encourages creative expression; some crafting and customization also present."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are friendly and cooperative in spirit."

    • Escapism
      5

      "Strongly used as a relaxing, stress-relieving escape from real-life problems and emotional difficulties."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and personal desire for a calming, artistic experience."

    • Experimenting
      3

      "Exploration and quest choices encourage trying different approaches and discovering new areas and storylines."

    • Exploration
      5

      "Core gameplay revolves around discovering new locations, secrets, and vistas in a handcrafted open world."

    • Expression
      4

      "Painting mechanic allows personal expression; some character and environment customization through crafting."

    • Fantasy
      3

      "Set in a fictional island with anthropomorphic animal characters and magical elements, but grounded in plausible scenarios."

    • Fellowship
      -3

      "While players form emotional connections with NPCs, the experience is solitary without social multiplayer or community."

    • Growth
      3

      "Players learn new skills like crafting, painting, and puzzle solving; quests provide narrative and personal development."

    • Health
      -4

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some players report motion sickness but no physical exercise involved."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires focused attention to exploration, questing, and painting; not designed for background or idle play."

    • Intimacy
      -2

      "Emotional connections with NPCs exist but interactions remain surface-level without deep relationship building."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles; player acts independently without directing others."

    • Progression
      3

      "Progression through quest completion, acquiring crafting materials, and unlocking new areas and tools."

    • Relaxation
      5

      "Highly relaxing and calming experience with beautiful visuals, music, and slow-paced gameplay."

    • Sensation
      4

      "Strong sensory stimulation from stunning visuals, atmospheric sound design, and soothing music."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social status or recognition systems; achievements and progress are personal and not publicly ranked."

    • Story
      4

      "Engaging narrative with well-developed characters and interconnected quests that immerse players in the world."

    • Strategy
      1

      "Some light puzzle solving and resource management but overall straightforward quest progression."

    • Thrill
      -4

      "No suspense or risk; gameplay is controlled, predictable, and focused on peaceful exploration."

    • Value
      3

      "Players feel the game offers good value especially on sale, with many hours of meaningful content."

    • Violence
      -5

      "No combat or destruction; gameplay centers on constructive, peaceful activities."

    • Survival
      -3

      "Minimal survival elements; no threat of death, only mild inconveniences like needing warmth at night."

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