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tERRORbane

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

tERRORbane is a comedic adventure where bugs are your FRIENDS! Enjoy exploring a crazy and outlandish world, full of unique, quirky characters and homages to the history of videogaming, challenge the Developer with your creativity and be the Bane of Errors!

What works

  • Unique meta humor and narrative
  • Creative bug-based gameplay
  • Multiple branching paths and endings
  • Strong localization and voice acting
  • Rich references and easter eggs

Things to keep in mind

  • Some repetitive and tedious sections
  • Lack of skip for cutscenes and dialogues
  • Certain parts require high reaction speed
  • Limited traditional rpg combat
  • True ending requires extensive bug hunting

What to play next

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Less expressive

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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.
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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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tERRORbane: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Experimenting. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Relaxation.

Last update: 26/08/2026