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Lily's Well

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

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Quick resume

It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

Global score

98/100

Genres

Adventure, Free To Play, Indie, Point-and-click, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Compelling and deep story with multiple endings
    • Free with substantial content and replayability
    • Unique retro art style and atmospheric music
    • Engaging puzzles and exploration
    • Emotional and psychological horror experience

    Cons

    • Repetitive gameplay due to multiple playthroughs
    • Some minor bugs and interface clunkiness
    • Tedious item recollection for endings
    • Lack of save flexibility leading to restarts
    • Some art inconsistencies and pacing issues

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Competition.

    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
      3

      "Players direct Lily's actions and decisions in exploration and puzzle solving, with freedom to experiment with different rope materials and routes."

    • Competence
      3

      "Game involves puzzle solving and exploration requiring attention and some skill, but puzzles are generally easy to moderate."

    • Competition
      -5

      "No evidence of competitive elements; focus is on personal discovery and story progression."

    • Continuation
      4

      "Players engage in multiple playthroughs to unlock endings and secrets, showing habitual and extended play."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single-player experience with no cooperative gameplay or social collaboration."

    • Creativity
      2

      "Players experiment with different rope combinations and explore hidden secrets, though within a fixed game structure."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; purely individual experience."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game to immerse in a dark, psychological horror story, providing distraction and emotional engagement."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and curiosity, with no obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Game encourages trying different approaches, exploring secrets, and multiple endings through repeated play."

    • Exploration
      4

      "Exploration of new areas, hidden items, and story elements is central to gameplay."

    • Expression
      -3

      "Limited character customization; some cosmetic outfit changes but mostly fixed presentation."

    • Fantasy
      3

      "Game features a fictional, surreal horror story with imaginative and disturbing elements."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "No social or community features; solo play only."

    • Growth
      3

      "Players learn puzzle solutions and story details progressively, improving understanding over multiple runs."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires focused attention and active engagement to solve puzzles and progress."

    • Intimacy
      -5

      "No close social interactions or relationship-building mechanics."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership or group management elements present."

    • Progression
      3

      "Progression through collecting rope materials, unlocking endings, and uncovering story secrets."

    • Relaxation
      -2

      "Atmosphere is tense and unsettling rather than relaxing; some players report anxiety and fear."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Eerie visuals and atmospheric music provide sensory stimulation and emotional impact."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social recognition or status systems."

    • Story
      5

      "Strong narrative focus with multiple endings, plot twists, and lore discovery."

    • Strategy
      2

      "Requires some planning and problem solving to find correct rope materials and routes."

    • Thrill
      3

      "Psychological horror and suspense create tension and emotional thrills."

    • Value
      5

      "Highly praised for being free with substantial content and replay value."

    • Violence
      4

      "Contains graphic and disturbing death scenes and violent imagery."

    • Survival
      2

      "Players must avoid failure by selecting correct rope materials and solving puzzles to progress."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026