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Everhood

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2021

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Quick resume

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.

Global score

95/100

Genres

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

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    Pros

    • Unique and challenging rhythm-bullet hell gameplay
    • Exceptional and varied soundtrack
    • Deep, philosophical and emotional story
    • Multiple endings and high replay value
    • Accessible difficulty settings and quality-of-life features

    Cons

    • Some pacing issues and repetitive endgame sequences
    • Limited character development and world-building depth
    • Intense visual effects may cause discomfort for some players
    • Controls can be tricky for some input devices
    • Story can be confusing or abstract for some players

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to explore the world, solve puzzles in multiple ways, and choose how to progress with minimal forced guidance."

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    • Competence

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      4

      "The game features challenging bullet hell mechanics requiring skillful dodging, aiming, and timing, with a steep difficulty curve and rewarding mastery."

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      "The game features challenging rhythm-based bullet hell battles that require skill and mastery, with no-hit achievements and difficulty adjustments."

    • Competition

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      "Includes leaderboards and daily challenges but most play is focused on personal progression and pacing."

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    • Continuation

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      4

      "Players report long play sessions, multiple playthroughs, and high replayability due to multiple routes and endings."

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    • Cooperation

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      "The game is primarily a single-player experience with no mention of cooperative multiplayer or teamwork."

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    • Creativity

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      4

      "Highly creative art style, music, and narrative design with unique mechanics and evolving gameplay."

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      "Highly creative gameplay combining rhythm and bullet hell mechanics, plus unique story and psychedelic visuals."

    • Domination

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      -4

      "Interactions are balanced and narrative-driven with no evidence of exerting control or superiority over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players describe the game as a comforting, immersive experience that helps escape real-life stress and emotional struggles."

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      "Players describe the game as a profound, immersive experience that helped them cope with existential fears and escape reality."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and personal desire, with no obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "The game encourages trying different mechanics, exploring secrets, and multiple endings, supporting experimentation."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore various distinct scenes and environments, though exploration is guided and limited in scope."

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      "Players explore distinct worlds and secrets, though areas are not large; exploration is present but not the main focus."

    • Expression

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      -3

      "Limited character customization or avatar personalization; focus is on gameplay rather than self-expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "The game features surreal lore, metaphysics, and imaginative fiction with whimsical characters and settings."

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    • Fellowship

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      -4

      "The experience is solitary with minimal social interaction or community involvement described."

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      "The experience is solitary with minimal social interaction or community involvement described."

    • Growth

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      3

      "Players develop skills in bullet hell mechanics and progress through unlocking items and characters, though some grind is involved."

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      "Players develop skills in rhythm and bullet hell gameplay and gain understanding of the story and themes."

    • Health

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      "No physical activity involved; gameplay is sedentary with no health or exercise elements."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during combat and story progression; not a casual or background game"

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    • Intimacy

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      "Social connections are limited to narrative relationships; no real player-to-player intimacy or emotional sharing."

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    • Leadership

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      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles; gameplay is individual and self-directed."

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    • Progression

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      "Players unlock multiple endings, achievements, and in-game content, reflecting progression."

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      "Players unlock multiple endings, achievements, and replay battles, showing accumulation of in-game accomplishments."

    • Relaxation

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      "Game balances challenge and flow but can be intense and demanding at higher difficulties."

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      "The game balances challenge and flow but can be intense and demanding, with some players finding it stressful."

    • Sensation

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      "Strong audiovisual stimulation with flashing lights, psychedelic visuals, and energetic soundtrack."

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    • Status

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      -3

      "Recognition is mostly personal or community-based rather than broad social status or popularity."

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    • Story

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      4

      "Narrative immersion is strong with character-driven plot, multiple endings, and emotional storytelling."

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    • Strategy

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      "Players must plan movements and timing to survive complex bullet patterns, requiring mental challenge."

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    • Thrill

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      "Gameplay delivers suspense, tension, and relief through close encounters and high stakes combat."

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    • Value

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      "Players feel the game offers excellent value for money, with high entertainment and replayability."

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    • Violence

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      "Combat involves attacking enemies and status effects, but violence is stylized and abstract rather than graphic."

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    • Survival

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      3

      "Players must avoid damage, manage health, and survive bullet hell encounters."

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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 Relaxation, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

    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