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NOT A HERO

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

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Quick resume

Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

Global score

87/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Indie

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    Pros

    • Fun and challenging gameplay
    • Unique characters with different playstyles
    • Humorous and absurd story
    • Stylish pixel art and soundtrack
    • Good value especially on sale

    Cons

    • Frustrating difficulty spikes
    • Lack of co-op or multiplayer
    • Limited level variety and exploration
    • No control customization on keyboard
    • Short game length

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      2

      "Players enjoy replaying to unlock characters, achievements, and modes, though the game is short and some find it quickly completed."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players experiment with different characters, modes, and strategies, though level design is fixed and limited in number."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a cathartic outlet to escape real-life stress and frustrations through violent gameplay."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and challenge, driven by intrinsic motivation rather than obligation."

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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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      "The game is designed for solo play with minimal social or community interaction mentioned."

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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      "The game involves sedentary play with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires constant attention and focus due to fast-paced, unforgiving gameplay."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional connections; interactions are limited to game mechanics."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; player acts individually."

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    • Progression

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      "Unlockable characters and achievements provide a sense of progression and reward."

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    • Relaxation

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      "The game is tense and challenging, causing frustration for some players rather than relaxation."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visuals, music, and fast-paced action provide stimulating sensory and emotional experiences."

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    • Status

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      "Some leaderboard recognition exists but social status is not a major motivator."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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      2

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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 Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. 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.

    • 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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