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Holdfast: Nations At War

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2020

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Quick resume

Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!

Global score

90/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Strong community and regimental play
    • Unique napoleonic and wwi historical setting
    • Immersive proximity voice chat
    • Diverse roles and classes
    • Ongoing developer support and updates

    Cons

    • Steep learning curve for new players
    • Clunky melee mechanics
    • Limited player base in some regions
    • Occasional toxic or disruptive voice chat
    • Sparse content in wwi frontlines mode

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players join voluntarily for fun and social interaction, with no indication of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Strong community bonds, shared experiences, and social interaction are central to player experience."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary gaming experience with no physical activity elements."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and coordination; not suited for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Players form close bonds and friendships within units and communities, though some interactions remain surface-level."

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    • Leadership

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      "Opportunities to lead squads and coordinate team tactics in multiplayer and missions."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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      "Visuals, audio, and chaotic multiplayer interactions provide stimulating sensory and emotional experiences."

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    • Status

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      "Recognition within regiments and community events provides social status, though limited outside these groups."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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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 Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Status, Competition.

    How to use the graph
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    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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