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High On Life

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2022

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Quick resume

HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

Global score

89/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Hilarious and unique humor
    • Engaging voice acting and characters
    • Fun and accessible combat
    • Interesting weapon personalities and upgrades
    • Good exploration and collectibles

    Cons

    • Short game length
    • Lack of fov slider and some technical issues
    • Repetitive enemies and combat
    • Some bugs and glitches reported
    • No multiplayer or cooperative features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "Combat is simple and accessible with some skill use; boss fights offer moderate challenge but overall easy."

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      "Combat is accessible and fun but not highly challenging; boss fights provide some difficulty and skill testing."

    • Competition

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      "No evidence of competitive or ranked multiplayer modes; focus is on single player experience."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players often return for nostalgia and enjoy exploration and collectibles, encouraging habitual play."

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      "Players enjoy returning to explore, collect items, and listen to dialogue; some replayability noted."

    • Cooperation

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      "Single-player game with no multiplayer or cooperative features."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players can customize weapons and talismans; modding tools and custom worlds encourage creative content creation."

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    • Domination

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      "No indication of exerting control or superiority over other players; single-player focus."

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong escapist appeal through humor, absurdity, and fantasy setting."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for humor and fun; no obligation or pressure reported."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Open hub worlds encourage discovery of collectibles, secrets, and new areas."

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    • Expression

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      "Weapon upgrades and character options allow some degree of self-expression, though limited cosmetic customization."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strongly imaginative sci-fi setting with aliens, psychic powers, and absurd humor."

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    • Fellowship

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      "No social or community features; single-player experience."

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn weapon mechanics, stealth strategies, and story progression; some skill development involved."

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay elements."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires player attention; some long unskippable dialogue sequences reduce active engagement."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No close social relationships formed through gameplay; single-player experience."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through collecting loot, upgrading skills and equipment."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Humorous and lighthearted tone provides relaxation and tension release."

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    • Sensation

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      "Colorful visuals, expressive animations, and humorous audio provide sensory stimulation and enjoyment."

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    • Status

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      "No social status or recognition systems."

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative immersion with humorous dialogue, character personality, and fourth wall breaking."

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    • Strategy

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      "Some tactical elements like positioning and weapon choice, but overall straightforward combat."

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    • Thrill

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      "Some thrill from timed boss fights and progression challenges, but mostly controlled and predictable gameplay."

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    • Value

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      "Mixed opinions on value; some find it worth the price especially on sale, others find it short for full price."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

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

    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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