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Empires Mod

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux • 2008

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Quick resume

Unique strategy/first person shooter mix: One commander on each team plays from above, choosing research, placing buildings and giving orders. The rest fill the role of soldiers on the ground, with four distinct classes to choose from and customizable vehicles to drive.

Global score

87/100

Genres

Action, Free To Play, Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Shooter

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    Pros

    • Unique hybrid of rts and fps gameplay
    • Deep strategic and tactical complexity
    • Strong teamwork and community focus
    • Free to play
    • Vehicle customization and variety of classes

    Cons

    • Small and declining player base
    • Toxic and elitist community behavior
    • Steep learning curve for new players
    • Aged graphics and engine limitations
    • Limited active servers

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to choose roles, classes, and tactics including commander, squad leader, pilot, or infantry, with strategic decisions impacting gameplay."

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    • Competence

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      "High skill ceiling with complex micromanagement, tactical positioning, and resource balancing; challenging gameplay requiring mastery."

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      "High skill ceiling with complex RTS and FPS mechanics, demanding teamwork and individual skill."

    • Competition

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      "Strong competitive multiplayer focus with team vs team matches, multiple victory conditions, and ranked play planned; players compare skills and outcomes."

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      "Strong multiplayer focus with team vs team matches and skill-based outcomes."

    • Continuation

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      "Many players report long-term engagement with hundreds to thousands of hours played and frequent events encouraging habitual play."

      Capsule for MechWarrior Online™ Legends MechWarrior Online™ Legends

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    • Cooperation

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      "Core gameplay revolves around squad cooperation, communication, and team coordination"

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      "Core gameplay revolves around teamwork, coordination between commander and infantry, and squad roles."

    • Creativity

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      "Customization of loadouts, vehicles, and base building allows creative tactical approaches and personal expression."

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      "Customization of vehicles and tactical choices allow creative strategies and loadouts."

    • Domination

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      "Competitive environment encourages exerting superiority over others; some reports of toxic behavior but generally skill-based dominance."

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      "Competitive dominance is sought through commanding and team leadership, but community toxicity noted."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a fun distraction and social outlet, escaping real life stress."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, not obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore different classes, vehicles, game modes, and mods, experimenting with new strategies and gameplay styles."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Car customization and tuning allow personal expression through vehicle setup and appearance."

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      "Vehicle customization and class loadouts provide personal expression."

    • Fantasy

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      "Game features fictional sci-fi units and experimental weapons, but grounded in plausible RTS mechanics."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Strong community bonds, friendships, and social events are central to player experience."

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    • Growth

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      "Steep learning curve with continuous skill development and mastery over time."

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during matches; not suited for background or casual intermittent play."

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      "Requires focused attention and teamwork during matches; not casual or background play."

    • Intimacy

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      "Some social interaction and community bonding, though mostly team-based rather than close personal relationships."

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    • Leadership

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      "Commander role involves leading team, managing resources, and guiding strategy; leadership is central to gameplay."

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    • Progression

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      "Players accumulate upgrades, parts, and customization options to improve cars and performance."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Gameplay is tense and challenging, requiring patience and focus; not primarily relaxing."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enhanced graphics, sound, and vehicle combat provide sensory stimulation and excitement."

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    • Status

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      "Leaderboards provide recognition within the community, though the player base is small and status is limited."

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    • Story

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      "Minimal narrative; focus is on gameplay rather than story immersion."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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      "High tension and suspense from difficult combat, risk of losing gear, and punishing mechanics."

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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 Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

    How to use the graph
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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.

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