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Marie's Room

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?

What works

  • Rich and immersive narrative
  • Soothing soundtrack and voice acting
  • Free to play
  • Well-crafted atmosphere and visuals
  • Easy achievements

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay length
  • No save feature
  • Limited exploration area (single room)
  • Minimal gameplay mechanics
  • Some minor bugs and control issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Summerland

  • Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling

  • Journal

  • As Long As You're Here

  • The Lost Dachshund

  • Gone Home

Less intimate

Games that feels like Marie's Room but with less focus on close relationships

  • The Price of Freedom

  • Fears to Fathom - Home Alone

  • A Chair in a Room : Greenwater

  • Californium

  • Pamali: Indonesian Folklore Horror

  • The Stanley Parable

More fantastical

Games that feels like Marie's Room but with more imaginative fiction

  • The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

  • Static Dread: The Lighthouse

  • SCP: Secret Files

  • Umfend

  • Demons Never Lie

  • Backfirewall_

More expressive

Games that feels like Marie's Room but with more self-expression and customization

  • Leila

  • Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

  • What Remains of Edith Finch

  • 12 Memory Lane

  • The August Before

  • The Star Named EOS

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Marie's Room: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Continuation.

Last update: 21/08/2026