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Awaria

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2024

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Quick resume

Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

Global score

96/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Free To Play, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Engaging and challenging gameplay
    • Unique blend of bullet hell and resource management
    • Stylish art and animations
    • Catchy and energetic soundtrack
    • Free to play with additional unlockable content

    Cons

    • Steep difficulty spikes, especially in hard mode
    • Short game length
    • Some frustration due to difficulty and control precision
    • Limited story depth
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      3

      "Players report repeated attempts and long play sessions to master levels and bosses, indicating habitual engagement despite high difficulty."

      Capsule for Super Cyborg Super Cyborg

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Some creativity in puzzle solving and player strategies, but mostly within predefined level designs and mechanics."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; gameplay is solitary and personal."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief with immersive music and visuals, escaping real life through engaging gameplay."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, with no indication of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires constant attention and focus due to fast-paced, challenging gameplay."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Emotional engagement with characters and story; limited social connection."

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      "Emotional engagement through character interactions and romantic themes, though limited to narrative context."

    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements; purely individual gameplay."

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    • Progression

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      "Players progress by completing puzzles, unlocking new levels, and earning achievements."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Gameplay is tense and stressful with frequent frustration and emotional strain rather than relaxation or flow."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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      "High tension and suspense from bullet hell gameplay and boss fights create thrilling experiences."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Value. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026