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Can of Wormholes

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Mac • 2023

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Quick resume

Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.

Global score

99/100

Genres

Indie, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Innovative and clever puzzle design
    • Excellent hint system that aids learning
    • Engaging and satisfying progression
    • Accessible difficulty curve
    • Unique and creative mechanics

    Cons

    • Some puzzles may feel obtuse or require external help
    • Hint system can sometimes give away too much
    • Minimal story and narrative depth
    • Overworld navigation can be confusing
    • Lack of customization or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      4

      "Many players report long playtimes and repeated attempts to solve difficult puzzles, indicating strong engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control over others; gameplay is solitary and self-directed."

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "The game encourages trying new mechanics and experimenting with different puzzle solutions throughout."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Limited customization or self-expression; focus is on narrative and puzzle solving."

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    • Fantasy

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      "The game features a whimsical, surreal world with imaginative elements but grounded in parkour mechanics."

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    • Fellowship

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      "No social or community features; gameplay is solitary."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary puzzle gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement to solve puzzles."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional relationship-building aspects."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; purely individual play."

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    • Progression

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      4

      "Players accumulate knowledge, unlock new areas and puzzles, and progress through the story and puzzle complexity."

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      "Players accumulate knowledge, unlock new puzzles, and progress through a structured overworld."

    • Relaxation

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      "The game provides a balanced challenge with a relaxing atmosphere and satisfying puzzle-solving flow."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visuals are minimalist but pleasing; sound design is ambient and subtle, providing moderate sensory stimulation."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      2

      "Some narrative and lore elements exist but story is minimal and secondary to puzzles and exploration."

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    • Strategy

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      5

      "Requires planning, logical reasoning, and multi-level problem solving."

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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 Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

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    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.

    Last update: 30/04/2026