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Ever Forward

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

What works

  • Beautiful and calming art style
  • Engaging and creative puzzle design
  • Emotional and reflective story
  • Ability to set manual checkpoints
  • Immersive soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some puzzles rely on trial and error or timing frustration
  • Story can be vague or incomplete
  • Performance issues and optimization problems reported
  • Limited exploration and interaction in hub world

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • A Monster's Expedition

  • Moncage

  • Myst

  • Monument Valley 3

  • ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe

  • PERFECT ANGLE: The puzzle game based on optical illusions

  • Unmechanical

  • Machinika: Museum

  • The Spectrum Retreat

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Chroma Zero

  • Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

  • Conquistadorio: Prologue

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    Path of Sin: Greed
  • Escapism

    Solar Ash
  • Competence

    Viviette

Similarity map

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How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. 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.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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 (hidden on purpose).

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

Last update: 26/07/2026