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BOKURA

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2023

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Quick resume

BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure game. Play as two boys who ran away from their homes and work together to take yourselves somewhere far, far away. Relive the friendship of your childhood through the journey of two boys.

Global score

92/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Platform, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Unique two-player co-op with asymmetrical perspectives
    • Engaging and emotional story
    • Well-designed puzzles requiring communication
    • Replayability with multiple endings and perspectives
    • Pleasant pixel art and soundtrack

    Cons

    • Some bugs and occasional lag reported
    • Short game length
    • Unbalanced player involvement in some puzzles
    • Story can be dark and disturbing for some
    • Requires two copies of the game for co-op

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Puzzles require thinking, observation, and communication, providing a moderate challenge and rewarding problem-solving skills."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on cooperative play with a friend or partner, no competitive or ranked modes mentioned."

      Capsule for We Were Here Together We Were Here Together

      "Focus is on cooperative play with a friend or partner, no competitive elements or rankings mentioned."

    • Continuation

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      4

      "Players repeatedly replay the game and its levels, often multiple times, indicating strong attachment and habitual play."

      Capsule for Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

      "Players often replay the game multiple times to experience different perspectives and endings, showing strong attachment."

    • Cooperation

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      "Game is strictly 2-player co-op with heavy reliance on communication and teamwork to solve puzzles and progress."

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      "Game is designed exclusively for two-player co-op, requiring constant communication and teamwork to solve puzzles."

    • Creativity

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      "Players engage in creative problem solving and communication, though puzzles follow a structured format."

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    • Domination

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      "The game emphasizes equal partnership and mutual reliance with no evidence of power imbalance or dominance over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a dark, surreal escape from reality, immersing in bizarre and disturbing narrative and atmosphere."

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      "Players use the game as an emotional and immersive experience, escaping into a surreal, nostalgic, and sometimes dark story."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and emotional connection, not out of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Multiple playthroughs with different choices encourage exploration of new narrative outcomes and game mechanics."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Strong emphasis on social bonding, shared experiences, and community play with friends."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop puzzle-solving skills and engage with complex narrative themes."

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity involved; typical sedentary gaming experience."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and communication; not suited for casual or background play."

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      "Requires focused attention and communication throughout; not suitable for casual or background play."

    • Intimacy

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      "Game fosters close emotional connections with characters and meaningful social interactions."

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      "Game fosters close emotional connections and shared experiences between players."

    • Leadership

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      "Players cooperate as equals without clear leadership or authoritative roles."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through story and puzzle completion with multiple endings; limited item collection."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Generally relaxing with some tension from puzzles and story moments."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable pixel art and soundtrack provide sensory pleasure without intense stimulation."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      5

      "Strong narrative focus with character development, lore, and emotional storytelling integrated into gameplay."

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    • Strategy

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      "Puzzles require logical thinking, planning, and communication to solve."

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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

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

    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