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Bombe

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

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Quick resume

Minesweeper, but you only solve each situation once.

Global score

96/100

Genres

Casual

Similar games

    Pros

    • Deep and unique puzzle mechanics
    • Highly addictive and satisfying gameplay
    • Extensive content with thousands of puzzles
    • Strong learning and growth opportunities
    • Active developer support and community

    Cons

    • Steep learning curve and confusing ui
    • Minimal tutorial and onboarding
    • Some tedium in rule creation and repetition
    • Lack of social or cooperative features
    • Performance issues on lower-end hardware

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

      Game with the same Autonomy vibe

      4

      "Players freely solve puzzles with multiple solutions and can explore different approaches, showing control over their actions."

      Capsule for Gravitas Gravitas

      "Players create their own logical rules to solve puzzles, directing the solver's actions with high freedom."

    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      5

      "The game strongly challenges players' logical reasoning and puzzle-solving skills, with complex and varied rulesets requiring skillful deduction."

      Capsule for Understand Understand

      "The game challenges players to develop complex logical rules and optimize them, providing clear feedback on rule effectiveness."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      -2

      "Focus is mostly on personal progression and strategy rather than direct competition; leaderboards exist but are minor."

      Capsule for Emberward Emberward

      "Focus is primarily on personal problem solving and rule creation rather than direct competition, though leaderboards exist."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      5

      "Players report long play sessions, addictive puzzle solving, and habitual engagement with the game."

      Capsule for Squeakross: Home Squeak Home Squeakross: Home Squeak Home

      "Highly addictive with players reporting long sessions and habitual play driven by continuous puzzle solving and rule refinement."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      -5

      "Game is single-player focused with exploration, puzzles, and rhythm gameplay done individually."

      Capsule for DEEMO -Reborn- DEEMO -Reborn-

      "Gameplay is entirely single-player and focused on individual rule construction and puzzle solving."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      5

      "High creativity in coding solutions, script design, and automation strategies; players create and modify their own code extensively."

      Capsule for Bitburner Bitburner

      "Players invent and refine custom logical rules, expressing creativity in how they solve puzzles and automate solutions."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -5

      "Interactions are individual and cooperative dominance or power over others is absent."

      Capsule for Atrio: The Dark Wild Atrio: The Dark Wild

      "Interactions are individual and collaborative control or superiority over others is absent."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      3

      "Players use the game as a mentally engaging distraction and time killer, often losing track of time."

      Capsule for Train Valley Train Valley

      "Players use the game as a mental challenge and distraction, often losing track of time in deep focus."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Engagement is voluntary and driven by intrinsic interest and personal desire to solve puzzles."

      Capsule for ABI-DOS ABI-DOS

      "Engagement is driven by intrinsic interest and personal desire to solve puzzles and optimize rules."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      5

      "Players frequently experiment with rule permutations and unconventional solutions to progress."

      Capsule for Baba Is You Baba Is You

      "Players continuously try new rule combinations and explore complex logical constructs to progress."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      3

      "Players discover new puzzle types and meta-narrative elements throughout the game."

      Capsule for Strange Jigsaws Strange Jigsaws

      "Players discover new puzzle types, rule variables, and increasingly complex scenarios throughout the game."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      4

      "Players express themselves through unique AI code and strategic choices rather than visual customization."

      Capsule for Screeps: World Screeps: World

      "Players express themselves through the design and optimization of unique rule sets and solving strategies."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      -5

      "The game is grounded in realistic logic and math puzzles without fictional or imaginative elements."

      Capsule for Everyday Genius: SquareLogic Everyday Genius: SquareLogic

      "The game is grounded in realistic logical deduction and mathematical reasoning rather than imaginative fiction."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      -4

      "Minimal social community interaction; players mostly engage individually."

      Capsule for Planet Coaster 2 Planet Coaster 2

      "Minimal social interaction; players mostly engage individually, though some community discussion exists."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      5

      "Strong learning curve with skill development in logic and deduction; players improve over time."

      Capsule for Hexcells Infinite Hexcells Infinite

      "Strong emphasis on learning logic, set theory, and rule optimization as players progress."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "Sedentary puzzle gameplay with no physical activity involved."

      Capsule for Railbound Railbound

      "Sedentary puzzle gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      3

      "The game is an active idle style, allowing some automation but requiring player attention and coding input."

      Capsule for The Farmer Was Replaced The Farmer Was Replaced

      "Some idle elements as players watch automated solving and occasionally intervene to add rules."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -5

      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing involved in gameplay."

      Capsule for Universe Sandbox Universe Sandbox

      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing involved in gameplay."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles; entirely individual experience."

      Capsule for Jazzpunk: Director's Cut Jazzpunk: Director's Cut

      "No leadership or group management roles; fully individual experience."

    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      5

      "Players progress through a large number of puzzles, unlocking new mechanics and levels, with achievements and challenge modes."

      Capsule for Patrick's Parabox Patrick's Parabox

      "Players unlock new rule variables and features, progressing through thousands of increasingly complex puzzles."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      3

      "Many players find the logical puzzle solving relaxing and mentally engaging in a flow state."

      Capsule for Tametsi Tametsi

      "Some players find the logical puzzle solving relaxing and satisfying despite the mental challenge."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      1

      "Sensory stimulation is minimal; focus is on emotional and narrative engagement rather than audiovisual excitement."

      Capsule for Emily is Away <3 Emily is Away <3

      "Minimal sensory stimulation; focus is on cognitive engagement rather than audiovisual excitement."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -2

      "Achievements and leaderboards exist but social recognition is not a primary motivator."

      Capsule for Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic

      "Leaderboards exist but social recognition is not a primary motivator for most players."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      -5

      "No narrative or story elements; gameplay is context-free puzzle solving."

      Capsule for PICO PARK 2 PICO PARK 2

      "No narrative or story elements; gameplay is context-free logical puzzle solving."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      5

      "Strong emphasis on mental challenge, problem solving, and devising efficient strategies."

      Capsule for ABI-DOS ABI-DOS

      "Heavy emphasis on mental challenge, problem solving, and devising complex logical strategies."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      1

      "Some players experience mild thrill from solving challenging puzzles, but overall controlled experience."

      Capsule for Classic Sudoku Classic Sudoku

      "Some thrill from solving difficult puzzles and breakthroughs, but overall controlled and cerebral experience."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      4

      "Players report high value for money due to extensive content and hours of gameplay."

      Capsule for Craftopia Craftopia

      "Players report high value for time and money due to extensive content and deep gameplay."

    • Violence

      Game with the same Violence vibe

      -5

      "No violence or destructive gameplay; focus is on constructive logical deduction."

      Capsule for 4D Minesweeper 4D Minesweeper

      "No violence; gameplay focuses on constructive logical deduction."

    • Survival

      Game with the same Survival vibe

      -5

      "No survival or threat avoidance elements; stable puzzle environment."

      Capsule for Zup! 2 Zup! 2

      "No survival or threat avoidance elements; stable puzzle environment."

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

    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