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The Test: Hypothesis Rising

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2020

Should you play it?

The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

What works

  • Thought-provoking and emotionally impactful questions
  • Personalized and meaningful feedback
  • Engaging narrative framing with character fate
  • Affordable price and short playtime
  • Strong community appreciation and developer care

Things to keep in mind

  • Some players find jump scares annoying or excessive
  • Font readability issues reported
  • Some questions perceived as biased or limited in answer options
  • Repetitive elements from previous game
  • Not a traditional game, may not appeal to all players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The NOexistenceN of you AND me

  • 他人世界末 On-looker

  • Hymer 2000

  • √Letter - Root Letter -

  • Emily is Away Too

  • The Testing Chamber

More fantastical

Games that feels like The Test: Hypothesis Rising but with more imaginative fiction

  • Magical Girl Celesphonia

  • Sol-Rui -after mini-

  • Vampire Therapist

  • Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

  • D1AL-ogue

  • Cyber Crush 2069

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Test: Hypothesis Rising but with less self-expression and customization

  • Saihate Station

  • The Horrorscope

  • Knock Harder

  • Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul

  • The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2

  • The Confession

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2

  • The Testing Chamber

  • The Test: Final Revelation

  • The Test: Secrets of the Soul

  • The Test: Reality Check

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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).
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  • 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 The Test: Hypothesis Rising. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Test: Hypothesis Rising: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Strategy.

Last update: 21/08/2026