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Rain of Reflections: Set Free

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

Rain of Reflections is an atmospheric, dystopian adventure game with exploration and deep character interactions. Its turn-based strategic confrontations are uniquely centered around a motivation mechanic.

What works

  • Innovative mix of adventure, tactical stealth combat, and hacking puzzles
  • Immersive cyberpunk dystopian atmosphere with excellent music and visuals
  • Branching dialogue choices affecting story and encounters
  • Unique motivation-based combat system encouraging non-lethal tactics
  • Well-voiced characters and polished presentation

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short playtime (~3-4 hours) with only first chapter released
  • Lack of save system and inability to skip cutscenes
  • Some clunky controls and stiff animations
  • Story ends on cliffhanger with uncertain future chapters
  • Limited character development and exploration depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Flicker of Hope

  • Numbra

  • Timelie

  • Black The Fall

  • Call of Cthulhu®

  • GET EVEN

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Rain of Reflections: Set Free but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

  • Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

  • The Thaumaturge

  • METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version

  • Tower of Time

More violent

Games that feels like Rain of Reflections: Set Free but with more combat and destruction

  • Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast

  • Fallback

  • ANNIE:Last Hope

  • ANNO: Mutationem

  • Light Fairytale Episode 1

  • Jack Move

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Rain of Reflections: Set Free. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Rain of Reflections: Set Free. These titles are not in What to play next.

Rain of Reflections: Set Free: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026