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Guts and Glory

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux • 2018

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Quick resume

A game about father and son riding their bicycle through obstacle courses of death, and other fun family experiences. Created by HakJak

Global score

80/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Indie, Racing, Simulator, Arcade, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Hilarious and entertaining gore physics
    • Robust level editor and steam workshop support
    • Variety of characters and vehicles
    • Good replay value with community content
    • Active developer engagement and updates

    Cons

    • Clunky and inconsistent controls
    • Occasional bugs and performance issues
    • Minimal story and narrative depth
    • Some levels overly difficult or frustrating
    • Basic graphics and camera problems

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to customize game settings, create and play custom maps, and choose play modes, supporting control over their experience."

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    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

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      "The game involves mastering challenging and unusual controls to complete tasks, providing a sense of skill development and accomplishment."

      Capsule for Octodad: Dadliest Catch Octodad: Dadliest Catch

      "Game involves skillful navigation of challenging obstacle courses with varying difficulty; some frustration due to controls but skill improvement is rewarded."

    • Competition

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      "Leaderboards, time trials, and online events encourage comparison with others, though much play is solo and casual."

      Capsule for Super Woden: Rally Edge Super Woden: Rally Edge

      "Global leaderboards and time trials encourage comparison with others, though many players focus on casual play."

    • Continuation

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      3

      "Many reviews mention replayability due to multiple game modes, level editor, and community content encouraging habitual play."

      Capsule for Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break

      "Replay value supported by user-generated content and level editor, encouraging habitual play despite some frustration."

    • Cooperation

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      "Primarily a single-player experience with limited mention of cooperative play; multiplayer exists but less emphasized."

      Capsule for Trombone Champ Trombone Champ

      "Primarily a single-player experience; multiplayer or cooperative modes are not mentioned, focus is on individual play."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      4

      "Level editor and workshop support enable players to create and share custom maps, fostering creativity."

      Capsule for Train Valley 2 Train Valley 2

      "Robust level editor and Steam Workshop support enable players to create and share custom maps, fostering creativity."

    • Domination

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      -4

      "Interactions are individual and humorous rather than about exerting power or superiority over others."

      Capsule for Surgeon Simulator Surgeon Simulator

      "Interactions are focused on personal challenge and humor rather than exerting power or control over others."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a fun, silly distraction with humorous content and gore, providing stress relief and escapism."

      Capsule for Blood and Bacon Blood and Bacon

      "Players use the game as a humorous distraction with outrageous gore and physics, providing stress relief and escapism."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for humor, novelty, and personal enjoyment without obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "The game encourages trying new vehicles, maps, obstacle configurations, and creative level design."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore different maps, including procedurally generated and user-created levels."

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      "Players explore various official and user-created levels, though some official maps are noted as empty or vast."

    • Expression

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      2

      "Some customization through unlocking cars and decals, but limited character or environment personalization."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Game features sci-fi and horror elements with exaggerated gore and enemy designs, evoking imaginative fiction."

      Capsule for STRAFE: Gold Edition STRAFE: Gold Edition

      "Game features exaggerated gore, ragdoll physics, and absurd scenarios, creating an imaginative and comedic fiction."

    • Fellowship

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      -3

      "Minimal social interaction; community exists mainly around sharing and playing user maps."

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      "Minimal social interaction; community exists mainly through sharing custom maps rather than in-game socializing."

    • Growth

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      "Players learn complex controls and strategies combining soccer and fighting, though some find the learning curve steep due to control issues."

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      "Players develop skills to overcome difficult levels and improve times, though learning curve affected by control quirks."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

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

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

    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention due to challenging enemies and gameplay; not suited for idle or background play."

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      "Requires focused attention due to challenging controls and levels; not suited for background or casual idle play."

    • Intimacy

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      "Limited to no close social relationships formed within the game; interactions are mostly individual."

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      "Limited to no close social relationships formed within the game; interactions are mostly individual and surface-level."

    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; gameplay is individual without guiding or directing others."

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    • Progression

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      3

      "Progression through completing levels and improving times; achievements and leaderboard rankings provide goals."

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      "Progression through levels and unlocking characters; achievements and leaderboards provide goals and rewards."

    • Relaxation

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      1

      "Some players find humor and flow, but the game also induces tension and frustration."

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      "Some players find humor and flow in gameplay, but frustration from controls and difficulty can cause tension."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Enjoyable physics, ragdoll effects, and soundtrack provide sensory stimulation and emotional fun."

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      "Enjoyable ragdoll physics, gore effects, and humorous soundtracks provide sensory stimulation and emotional fun."

    • Status

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      2

      "Leaderboards and rankings offer some recognition, but social status is not a primary focus."

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    • Story

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      -4

      "Minimal narrative or lore; gameplay focuses on mechanics rather than story immersion."

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      "Minimal story or lore; gameplay centers on obstacle courses and physics rather than narrative immersion."

    • Strategy

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      "Some planning and route optimization required, but overall gameplay is straightforward and arcade-like."

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    • Thrill

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      "Challenge and risk of death traps create suspense and excitement."

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    • Value

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      3

      "Generally considered good value for price, especially on sale, given humor and replayability."

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    • Violence

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      "Core gameplay involves violent destruction and gore of ragdoll dummies."

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    • Survival

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      "Players must avoid hazards and survive through levels with increasing difficulty and threats."

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Fellowship.

    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