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Hatred

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Linux • 2015

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Quick resume

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Global score

84/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Unique black-and-white visual style
    • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
    • Destructible environments
    • Cathartic stress relief
    • Mod support and survival mode

    Cons

    • Repetitive and linear gameplay
    • Minimal story and character development
    • Camera and control issues
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features
    • Some technical bugs and optimization problems

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Game requires skillful stealth, resource management, and precise shooting, especially on higher difficulties, providing meaningful challenges."

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Some players report replaying for achievements and challenge modes, but overall short campaign and limited replayability reduce habitual play."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Gameplay follows a fixed formula with limited class mods and no building or customization beyond weapon and class choice."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as stress relief and to escape real-life frustrations through violent fantasy."

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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      "Gameplay is straightforward and repetitive, with limited exploration of new mechanics or strategies."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in shooting, strategy, and achievement hunting over time."

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention due to challenging combat and platforming; not suited for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional connections formed; no multiplayer or interaction."

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    • Leadership
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    • Progression

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      "Players collect items, complete challenges, and unlock achievements to progress through levels."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Gameplay is intense and challenging, with sustained tension and strategic pressure."

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    • Sensation

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      "Colorful visuals, explosions, and sound effects provide sensory stimulation."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or multiplayer status; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

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    • Story

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      -4

      "Minimal narrative; story is background flavor with no in-game plot or character development."

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    • Strategy

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      3

      "Combat and resource management require planning and tactical decision-making, especially on higher difficulties."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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      "Players appreciate frequent updates, mod support, and gameplay quality, though some feel current content is limited for price."

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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 Creativity, Exploration, Expression, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition.

    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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