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REWIND

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

Should you play it?

《REWIND》 is a hardcore text-based detective puzzle game containing nearly a hundred clues. Players need to carefully examine and deduce the clues to find the answer to the case.

What works

  • Innovative detective mechanics combining clues and dialogue
  • Engaging mystery story and atmosphere
  • Good value as a free, short game
  • Unique art style and visual presentation
  • Accessible controls and interface

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay length
  • Confusing or opaque ui and tutorial
  • Translation and grammatical errors
  • Limited character development and emotional connection
  • Some technical roughness and clunky animations

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  • 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).

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

Last update: 26/08/2026