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Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements

Web browser, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2019

Should you play it?

Help Fireboy and Watergirl explore the 7 Elemental temples!

What works
  • Strong cooperative gameplay
  • Nostalgic and accessible puzzle design
  • Varied and creative level mechanics
  • Low price and good value
  • Supports local and remote co-op
Things to keep in mind
  • Bugged achievements
  • No online multiplayer lobby (only remote play)
  • Performance issues on high refresh rate monitors
  • Lack of narrative or story
  • Limited customization and presentation

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • ibb & obb

  • Fireboy & Watergirl: Fairy Tales

  • Windswept

  • Peepo Island

  • Goblin Company

  • Biped

  • Toodee and Topdee

  • Mosa Lina

  • The Anomaly Project
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Windswept

  • Peepo Island

  • Goblin Company
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Cooperation

    KeyWe
  • Autonomy

    Pilot Brothers
  • Competence

    LIMBO

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Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence, Expression.

Why this game works

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

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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