Marie's Room similar games & best alternatives

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

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Top picks

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  • Summerland

  • The Lost Dachshund

  • missed messages.

  • Space Between Worlds

  • Martial Law

  • Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

  • What Never Was

  • A Raven Monologue

  • Little Man Has a Day
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Little Man Has a Day

  • As Long As You're Here

  • Perfect Tides
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Marie's Room: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Idle.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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