The Perfectionist (2019)

Developer: Green Moon Games
Publisher: RPG Maker MV
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, RPG
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 61 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 6.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

a quietly tense game of branching choices where every action escalates risk and reward.

trial and errorbranching choicespunishingfreedomdifficulty scalingconsequence-drivenexplorative

What players say

Players praise the story and puzzles in this free RPG Maker game, though some hit a progression wall or dislike a racing-style hacking minigame. A few report crashes (TypeError) that make it unplayable, and one flagged a potential virus. The game has multiple endings and was noted as the creator's final work after his passing.

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