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Jackal

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

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Quick resume

Execute ultra-violent raids in 1970s casino hotels. Take down the Las Vegas mob as a drug super-powered hitman in physics-fueled top-down close combat

Global score

91/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Adventure

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Outsiders

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • D'LIRIUM

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Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

Pros

  • Fast-paced and satisfying combat
  • Strong audiovisual style and soundtrack
  • Replayability through randomized levels and modifiers
  • Engaging surreal narrative and voice acting
  • Well-implemented powers and movement mechanics

Cons

  • Short main campaign
  • Some bugs and jank reported
  • Random enemy spawns can feel unfair
  • Story may be confusing or underdeveloped for some
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes

Analysis

Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

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.

  • Purple star: the game you are viewing on this page.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
  • Hover a dot for a quick preview; click to compare it in the panel on the right.
  • 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.

Motivations

  • Autonomy
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Competence
    4

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  • Competition

    Game with the same Competition vibe

    3

    "Includes leaderboards and speedrun modes encouraging comparison with others."

    Capsule for Super House of Dead Ninjas Super House of Dead Ninjas

    "Includes speedrun mode with leaderboards encouraging comparison with others."

  • Continuation
    2

    No nearest game available

  • Cooperation

    Game with the same Cooperation vibe

    -5

    "Single-player focused gameplay with no mention of cooperative or multiplayer elements."

    Capsule for Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

    "Single-player focused with no mention of cooperative gameplay."

  • Creativity
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Domination

    Game with the same Domination vibe

    -5

    "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; gameplay is individual."

    Capsule for BORE BLASTERS BORE BLASTERS

    "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; gameplay is individual."

  • Escapism

    Game with the same Escapism vibe

    4

    "Strong escapist qualities with surreal, psychedelic environments and abstract storytelling that distract from reality."

    Capsule for OK/NORMAL OK/NORMAL

    "Strong drug-fueled, surreal narrative and intense action provide escapist experience."

  • Expectation
    -4

    No nearest game available

  • Experimenting
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Exploration
    -2

    No nearest game available

  • Expression
    2

    No nearest game available

  • Fantasy
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Fellowship
    -5

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  • Growth
    3

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  • Health
    -5

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  • Idle
    -3

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  • Intimacy
    -5

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  • Leadership
    -5

    No nearest game available

  • Progression
    3

    No nearest game available

  • Relaxation
    -2

    No nearest game available

  • Sensation
    4

    No nearest game available

  • Status
    2

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  • Story
    3

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  • Strategy
    3

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  • Thrill
    4

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  • Value
    2

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  • Violence
    5

    No nearest game available

  • Survival
    3

    No nearest game available

Last update: 23/05/2026