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Indie Pogo

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

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Quick resume

Indie Pogo is a platform brawler game for 2-4 players about bouncing, ricocheting, and pogoing your friends into oblivion! Gather your friends for 2-4 player local romps, or climb the online ladder in the bounciest of battles. Prepare yourself for a rompin' stompin' jumpin' good time!

Global score

84/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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    Pros

    • Unique auto-jump mechanic
    • Diverse indie character roster
    • Friendly and active community
    • Frequent free content updates
    • Accessible yet deep gameplay

    Cons

    • Small player base affecting online matchmaking
    • Limited single player content
    • Some balance issues among characters
    • Grind required to unlock content
    • No training mode for practice

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to explore and choose paths, but jumping is automatic and some mechanics are on rails, limiting full control."

      Capsule for The Last Tinker™: City of Colors The Last Tinker™: City of Colors

      "Players have freedom to choose characters, moves, and playstyle, but the auto-jump mechanic imposes a unique constraint on movement."

    • Competence

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      4

      "The game features skill-based combat with combos and dodging, plus progression through crafting and skill upgrades that improve effectiveness."

      Capsule for EARTH'S DAWN EARTH'S DAWN

      "Players experience skill-based combat with unique character movesets, combos, and technical mechanics like parkour cancelling."

    • Competition

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      4

      "Includes online multiplayer with ranked modes and leaderboards, encouraging competition against other players."

      Capsule for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection

      "Includes online and local multiplayer with leaderboards and tournaments, encouraging competitive play and skill improvement."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      3

      "Players report habitual play and long sessions, motivated by progression, unlocks, and ongoing updates."

      Capsule for We Need To Go Deeper We Need To Go Deeper

      "Players report habitual play, unlocking content, and returning for updates and multiplayer matches."

    • Cooperation

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      "Some modes support team battles and local co-op, but the game is primarily focused on individual versus matches."

      Capsule for THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH

      "Mostly focused on individual battles, but supports team modes like 2v2 and some cooperative multiplayer."

    • Creativity

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      2

      "Players can unlock and customize characters with different skins, adding some creative expression."

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      "Players can customize characters with skins and taunts; stages have variants; some community-driven content."

    • Domination

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      -2

      "Community described as friendly and supportive; no strong evidence of toxic dominance or trash talk."

      Capsule for MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA

      "Community described as friendly and supportive; no strong emphasis on trash talk or dominance."

    • Escapism

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      4

      "Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief with fast-paced, engaging gameplay."

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      "Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief with engaging, fast-paced gameplay."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and enjoyment, not obligation."

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and enjoyment, not obligation."

    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore many characters with unique mechanics and try new combos and strategies."

      Capsule for BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend

      "Players explore unique mechanics like auto-jump, parkour, and character-specific combos."

    • Exploration

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      "Unlocking new cards, characters, and storylines encourages discovery within the game."

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      "Unlocking new characters, stages, and trophies encourages discovery within the game."

    • Expression

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      2

      "Customization options like stickers and character skins allow some self-expression."

      Capsule for myPOPGOES myPOPGOES

      "Customization options like skins and taunts allow some self-expression."

    • Fantasy

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      "Game features imaginative indie characters and assists from various fictional universes, creating a fantasy crossover experience."

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      "Features imaginative indie game characters and fantastical stages, creating a fictional crossover experience."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      3

      "Active community on Discord and cooperative multiplayer foster a sense of belonging."

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      "Active community on Discord and multiplayer fosters a sense of belonging and shared interest."

    • Growth

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      3

      "Players develop skills and strategies over time; leaderboards motivate improvement."

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      "Players develop skills mastering characters and mechanics; challenges and leaderboards encourage improvement."

    • Health

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      -4

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

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

    • Idle

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      -3

      "Requires focused attention and active engagement during matches."

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      "Requires focused attention and active engagement during matches and challenges."

    • Intimacy

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      2

      "Social interactions exist mainly in multiplayer and community but are not focused on close personal relationships."

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      "Social interactions mainly through multiplayer and community, but not focused on close personal relationships."

    • Leadership

      Game with the same Leadership vibe

      -3

      "No strong evidence of leadership roles; players mostly participate equally or supportively."

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      "No strong evidence of leadership roles; players mostly participate equally or in supportive roles."

    • Progression

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      4

      "Players collect coins, unlock characters, upgrades, and achievements, showing clear progression."

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      "Players collect coins to unlock characters, stages, skins, and trophies, showing clear progression."

    • Relaxation

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      2

      "Gameplay balances challenge and flow, providing satisfying tension release but some frustration at times."

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      "Gameplay balances challenge and flow, providing satisfying tension release but also some frustration."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      3

      "Enjoyable pixel art, animations, and sound design provide sensory stimulation and emotional fun."

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      "Enjoyable pixel art, animations, and sound design provide sensory stimulation and emotional fun."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      3

      "Leaderboards and ranked play offer recognition and social status among players."

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      "Leaderboards and competitive play offer recognition and social status within the community."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      -3

      "Minimal narrative; gameplay focuses on repetitive combat scenarios without deep story immersion."

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      "Minimal narrative; gameplay focuses on battles and challenges without deep story immersion."

    • Strategy

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      3

      "Players use tactics such as aiming, timing, power-up usage, and positioning to outplay opponents."

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      "Players use timing, positioning, and character-specific tactics to outplay opponents."

    • Thrill

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      3

      "Fast-paced combat and unpredictable matches create excitement and suspense."

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      "Fast-paced combat and competitive matches create excitement and suspense."

    • Value

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      4

      "Players feel the game offers good value for its price and content, especially with free updates."

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      "Players feel the game offers good content for price, with frequent free updates and unlockables."

    • Violence

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      "Combat involves fighting enemies with various abilities, including violent actions."

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      "Combat involves attacking and knocking out opponents, consistent with fighting game violence."

    • Survival

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      "Players manage health and avoid defeat in combat, though the game is more action-oriented than survival-focused."

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story, Domination.

    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