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Blocks That Matter

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Mac, Linux • 2011

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Quick resume

When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.

Global score

78/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy, Platform, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Engaging and clever puzzles
    • Charming art and music
    • Good difficulty curve
    • Level editor and community content
    • Excellent value for price

    Cons

    • Lack of undo feature causing frustration
    • Some difficult platforming sections
    • Restarting levels on failure can be tedious
    • Simple story and graphics
    • Controller support issues reported

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long play sessions and replaying levels for collectibles and ranks, indicating sustained engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Includes a level editor allowing players to create and share custom levels, a unique feature in the series."

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    • Domination

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

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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      "Game encourages trying new abilities, spells, and movement techniques; sequence breaking and exploration foster experimentation."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      "Achievements exist but social recognition or status is minimal and not a core focus."

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    • Story

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      "Game includes a light narrative with some humor and story elements, but story is not the main focus."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy, Fellowship.

    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