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Fausts Alptraum

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.

What works
  • Beautiful art and music
  • Deep and intriguing story
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Immersive atmosphere
  • Free to play
Things to keep in mind
  • Some puzzles are obtuse or frustrating
  • Backtracking can be tedious
  • Minor translation and typo issues
  • Lack of achievements or steam cards
  • Occasional technical glitches

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2

  • Red Matter 2

  • Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest

  • Trick & Treat

  • Nocturne: Prelude

  • Porcelain Tales

  • Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

  • The Red Stare

  • Astrometica: Prologue
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2

  • Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest

  • Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered
If you liked…

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  • Value

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Fausts Alptraum: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Violence.

Why this game works

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