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My life as an archeologist

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

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Quick resume

Click your way through 100 levels of archeological treasure hunting, loot and improve your equipment, uncover build-defining artefacts on every boss, choose between three different classes and find the one that best fits your playstyle! Research monsters cards and improve every run!

Global score

88/100

Genres

Casual

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    Pros

    • Fun and addictive gameplay loop
    • Good progression and upgrade systems
    • Developer is responsive and attentive
    • Low price with good value
    • Relaxing and casual friendly

    Cons

    • Limited content and short length
    • Some performance and optimization issues
    • Repetitive gameplay after full completion
    • Imbalance in skill trees and builds
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

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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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    • 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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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "Game encourages long sedentary play and repetitive clicking, causing physical strain."

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    • Idle

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      "Supports both active clicking and idle/auto modes; can be played casually or with attention."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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      "Strong emphasis on accumulating upgrades, equipment, and meta progression to improve performance in runs."

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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      "Players engage in build planning, item synergy, and tactical decisions during runs."

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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

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Idle, Thrill, Violence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

    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