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Caveblazers

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 • 2017

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Quick resume

Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

Global score

85/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie, Platform, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Addictive and challenging gameplay
    • Varied weapons, perks, and blessings
    • Randomly generated levels with secrets
    • Local co-op multiplayer
    • Good value for price

    Cons

    • High difficulty and frustration potential
    • Some balance issues with bosses and rng
    • Limited aiming directions for ranged attacks
    • No save feature and occasional bugs
    • Ai companions can be disruptive

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players can freely choose weapons, upgrades, and build styles with many customization options and meta progression."

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    • Competence

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      "High skill ceiling with challenging combat, boss fights, and mechanics like jumping and stomping that reward mastery."

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      "High skill ceiling with challenging combat and boss fights requiring mastery and learning."

    • Competition

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      -3

      "Focus is on personal progression and exploration; multiplayer is local coop without ranked or leaderboard competition."

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      "Focus is on individual progression and skill improvement; multiplayer is local co-op without ranked competition."

    • Continuation

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      5

      "Players report habitual play, repeated runs, and long play sessions driven by unlockables and challenge."

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      "Players report habitual play with long sessions and repeated runs driven by challenge and unlocks."

    • Cooperation

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      2

      "Online co-op multiplayer is available but unstable; single player with AI companions is primary mode."

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      "Local co-op available and AI companions can assist, but single player is primary mode."

    • Creativity

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      4

      "Many unique weapons, character abilities, and item synergies encourage creative build experimentation."

      Capsule for Noobs Are Coming Noobs Are Coming

      "Many weapons, blessings, perks, and item combinations allow creative build experimentation."

    • Domination

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      -4

      "Interactions with other players and AI companions emphasize cooperation and mutual support rather than dominance."

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      "Interactions with AI companions and co-op emphasize shared experience rather than dominance."

    • Escapism

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      4

      "Players use the game for stress relief, fun, and immersive distraction from real life."

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      "Players use the game for immersive challenge and distraction from real life stress."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and challenge, not out of obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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      5

      "Strong emphasis on trying new builds, testing item combinations, and exploring different characters and mutators."

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      "Strong emphasis on trying new builds, item combos, and custom modes with mutators."

    • Exploration

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      4

      "Procedurally generated levels and hidden secrets encourage exploration and discovery each run."

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      "Randomly generated levels and hidden secrets encourage discovery and exploration."

    • Expression

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      3

      "Customization of characters with accessories and costumes (some DLC locked) supports player expression."

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      "Character customization with outfits and cosmetic unlocks supports player expression."

    • Fantasy

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      3

      "Fantasy setting with RPG elements, companions, dungeons, and lore provide imaginative experiences."

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      "Fantasy setting with imaginative enemies, magic items, and roguelike adventure."

    • Fellowship

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      1

      "Some community and co-op play, but mostly individual experience."

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      "Some community and local co-op play, but mostly individual experience."

    • Growth

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      4

      "Players develop skills and knowledge over runs, unlocking new items and improving mastery of mechanics."

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      "Players develop skills and knowledge over many runs, unlocking new perks and items."

    • Health

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      -4

      "Sedentary gameplay with high frustration potential; no physical activity involved."

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      "Sedentary gameplay with some frustration and no physical activity involved."

    • Idle

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      -4

      "Requires constant focus and attention due to difficulty and fast-paced combat."

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      "Requires constant attention and focus due to fast-paced combat and difficulty."

    • Intimacy

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      -3

      "Limited social interaction beyond local co-op; no deep emotional or social connection described."

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      "Limited social interaction mostly surface-level or local co-op; no deep emotional connections."

    • Leadership

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      -3

      "No explicit leadership roles; cooperative play is balanced and shared."

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      "No explicit leadership roles; cooperative play is balanced and shared."

    • Progression

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      "Strong progression through unlocking characters, weapons, perks, and meta upgrades across runs."

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      "Strong progression through unlocking perks, items, and cosmetics over many runs."

    • Relaxation

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      -3

      "Sustained tension and challenge dominate; not designed for relaxation or flow states."

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      "High tension and challenge dominate; not designed for relaxation or flow states."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Appealing pixel art, music, and satisfying combat feedback provide sensory enjoyment."

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      "Colorful pixel art, satisfying combat feedback, and sound design provide sensory enjoyment."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      -3

      "Achievements and unlocks exist but social recognition or popularity aspects are minimal; focus is on personal accomplishment."

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      "Minimal social recognition; achievements and unlocks are mostly personal."

    • Story

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      1

      "Minimal story elements present; narrative is background and not a primary focus."

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      "Some narrative elements present but not a strong focus; story is minimal and light."

    • Strategy

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      4

      "Requires planning builds, managing resources, and tactical combat decisions."

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    • Thrill

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      4

      "High tension and suspense from difficult combat and permadeath mechanics."

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      "High suspense and tension from difficult enemies, bosses, and permadeath mechanics."

    • Value

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      "Players report excellent value for money, especially when purchased on sale."

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      "Players report excellent value for money and time invested, especially on sale."

    • Violence

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      "Combat focused on defeating enemies and bosses with melee and ranged weapons."

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    • Survival

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      "Strong survival elements including avoiding death, managing health, and evading arrest."

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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 Cooperation, Fellowship, Expression.

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    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
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    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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