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Murderous Pursuits

Victorian passengers stalk assigned quarry aboard a time-travelling ship while blending in to dodge their own hunters.

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Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
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EXECUTION3 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    3/10

    Timing kills and escapes takes modest motor skill.

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    8/10

    Blending among NPCs against humans hunting YOU is constant mind-games.

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    5/10

    Unknown hunter identity and random weapon spawns hide threats.

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    4/10

    Vignette routes and scoring systems reward learned play.

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
2018
Developer
Blazing Griffin
Platforms
PC
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
49/100
IGDB users
60/100
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategyAdventureIndieActionSurvivalStealth