my eyes deceive similar games & best alternatives

my eyes deceive

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

Set over the course of roughly a week, you play as a young girl who has been living in a shelter all her life. The outside world is infected with a deadly disease. Society is in chaos. Fortunately, your papa is protecting you.

What works
  • Powerful and meaningful narrative
  • Effective atmosphere and symbolism
  • Free to play
  • Emotional and psychological impact
  • Well-crafted despite small scope
Things to keep in mind
  • Slow and repetitive gameplay
  • Limited interactivity
  • Disturbing and triggering content
  • Short length with limited replayability
  • Some players find pacing tedious

What to play next

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

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

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  • A Work of Art

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Masochisia

  • A Work of Art

  • A Wolf in Autumn
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Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Story

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  • Violence

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  • Escapism

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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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).

my eyes deceive: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Why this game works

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

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    "The game is mostly linear with very few player choices that affect endings, indicating limited player control over the story."

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  • Competence

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    "Gameplay involves simple, repetitive tasks with minimal skill or challenge."

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  • Competition

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  • Continuation

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  • Cooperation

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    "Entirely single player with no cooperative or multiplayer features."

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  • Creativity

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    "Players can explore and interpret symbolic elements, but no creation or modification of content."

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  • Domination

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  • Escapism

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    "Players use the game to experience a dark, emotional story distinct from real life."

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  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and enjoyment."

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  • Experimenting

    Game with the same Experimenting vibe

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    "Limited experimentation possible; mostly following a set path with minor exploration."

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  • Exploration

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    "Game is short with limited environments; exploration is minimal and mostly narrative-focused."

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  • Expression

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    "No character customization or personalization; presentation is standardized to convey the story."

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  • Fantasy

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    "Strongly grounded in realistic historical events and scenarios without fictional or fantastical elements."

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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    "No leadership or management roles; player follows scripted tasks."

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  • Progression

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  • Relaxation

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  • Sensation

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    "Strong atmospheric audio and visual design create emotional and sensory engagement."

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  • Status

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    "No social recognition or status systems; individual experience."

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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  • Violence

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  • Survival

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    "Narrative involves avoiding threats and danger, creating a survival tension."

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