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Inertia

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

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Quick resume

Inertia is a first-person platformer with free-running aspects. Inspired by various other free-running and movement based games/game-modes.

Global score

83/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Indie

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    Pros

    • Affordable price and great value
    • Unique and challenging movement mechanics
    • Level editor and workshop support
    • Engaging soundtrack and visuals
    • Rewarding for speedrunning and skill mastery

    Cons

    • Inconsistent and buggy controls (wallrunning, sliding, jumping)
    • Steep difficulty spikes and frustration
    • Small and inactive community
    • Lack of narrative or story depth
    • Some technical issues and crashes reported

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have full control over precise platforming actions, including running, jumping, double jumping, and wall jumping, allowing freedom in movement and approach."

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    • Competence

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      "High skill ceiling with emphasis on precision, speed, and mastering controls; players report satisfying mastery and progression."

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    • Competition

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      "Leaderboards and speedrun times encourage comparing performance with others."

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    • Continuation

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      3

      "Players report long play sessions, repeated attempts to improve times, and habitual engagement with the game."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Includes a level editor and workshop support allowing players to create and share custom levels."

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      "Includes a level editor and workshop support allowing players to create and share custom levels."

    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are individual and non-confrontational."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game for relaxation and distraction, enjoying immersive environments and flow."

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      "Players use the game as a relaxing and immersive distraction, enjoying flow and challenge to escape reality."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment rather than obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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      3

      "Players experiment with moves, stats, and team compositions; some frustration with unclear mechanics but encourages exploration."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore different maps and community-created levels, though environments are relatively small and focused."

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    • Expression

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      2

      "Customization mainly through level creation and sharing; no character or avatar personalization."

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      "Customization mainly through level creation and sharing; no character or avatar personalization reported."

    • Fantasy

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      "The game features realistic physics-based platforming without strong fantasy or fictional narrative elements."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Limited social interaction; community exists mainly through sharing custom levels."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in speedrunning, precise movement, and mastering new mechanics."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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

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

    • Intimacy

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      -5

      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing; primarily a solo experience."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements present."

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      "No leadership or group management elements present."

    • Progression

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      3

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

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

    • Relaxation

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      2

      "Some players find the game relaxing and enjoyable, though difficulty spikes cause frustration for others."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visuals, animations, and music provide sensory enjoyment and excitement."

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    • Status

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      "Ranking and leaderboards offer recognition; small community limits broad social status."

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    • Story

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      -4

      "No narrative or story elements; gameplay-focused experience."

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    • Strategy

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      "Players plan routes and optimize movement strategies to improve times and performance."

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    • Thrill

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      3

      "Risk and tension from difficult jumps and speedrunning create moments of suspense and excitement."

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    • Value

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      5

      "Highly praised for low price and good content; considered a great value for money."

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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      "No survival mechanics; failure results in level restart but no ongoing threat."

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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. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Fantasy.

    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