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CPU Invaders

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Invaders are living inside your computer. You shouldn't let that happen! Interact with your desktop while playing, watch Youtube videos, chat with your friends and more! CPU Invaders overlaps the game itself with your computer screen.

What works
  • Unique desktop overlay gameplay
  • Simple and accessible twin-stick shooter mechanics
  • Colorful pixel art and retro 8-bit music
  • Easy achievements and trading cards
  • Low price point
Things to keep in mind
  • Very short with only 10 levels
  • No replayability or endless mode
  • Lack of options and customization
  • Some frustrating difficulty spikes and bugs
  • Limited depth and content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Tank Destroyer

  • Cursorblade

  • NEOMORPH

  • SiNiSistar Lite Version

  • Cyber Agent

  • Distant Space

  • Caribbean Crashers

  • Space Codex

  • Metamorphos
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Caribbean Crashers

  • Space Codex

  • Duncrush
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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  • Autonomy

    NEOMORPH
  • Competence

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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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 (hidden on purpose).

CPU Invaders: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Experimenting

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  • Growth

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  • Relaxation

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  • Strategy

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