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Spooky Bonus

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, New Nintendo 3DS • 2015

Should you play it?

Uncover dark forces emanating from the heart of Old Town, and grab spooky accessories for your front yard makeover, too! You’ll be spellbound by this adorably ghoulish horror-themed puzzle game.

What works
  • Relaxing and accessible gameplay
  • Well-balanced difficulty progression
  • Halloween theme with charming art and music
  • House decoration and power-up upgrades
  • Two modes: relaxed and timed
Things to keep in mind
  • Limited replay value beyond 100 levels
  • Music can become repetitive
  • Lack of social or multiplayer features
  • Some players find it too easy
  • Price considered high by some

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Cat on a Diet

  • Cat or Bread?

  • Spring Falls

  • Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered

  • Regency Solitaire

  • The Treasures of Montezuma 4

  • Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey

  • hocus

  • Grim Legends 3: The Dark City
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Cat or Bread?

  • Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered

  • Regency Solitaire
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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).

Spooky Bonus: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

Why this game works

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

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  • Escapism

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  • Fantasy

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