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The Bottom of the Well

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

Play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world, and is retelling it to her friend. A single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, but experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Engaging narrative with multiple endings
  • High replayability
  • Customizable character stats
  • Atmospheric art and music

Things to keep in mind

  • Short playthroughs
  • Repetitive early dialogue
  • Lack of save points
  • Some ui and skip function issues
  • English language only

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2

  • Fabled Lands

  • The Warlock of Firetop Mountain

  • Shigatari

  • Depersonalization

  • Esoteric Ebb

More intimate

Games that feels like The Bottom of the Well but with more focus on close relationships

  • Killer Chat! - Original Edition

  • Heaven Will Be Mine

  • Dark Nights

  • Grimm's Hollow

  • Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time

  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Bottom of the Well but with less self-expression and customization

  • The Coffin of Andy and Leyley

  • The Forest of Doom (Standalone)

  • Knell of St. Godhrkar

  • Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity

  • Kaigrad

  • This Book Is A Dungeon

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like The Bottom of the Well but with less survival pressure

  • tomorrow won't come for those without ██████

  • The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

  • ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies

  • Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident

  • Death and Taxes

  • Chained Echoes

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The Bottom of the Well: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026