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RUKIMIN's Disappointing Adventure!

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Action game suitable for live game play and streaming, which looks cute but full of unreasonable traps! "RUKIMIN's Disappointing Adventure!" series is a 2D side-scrolling action game in which you control Shobomi, a cute cat character, and aim for the goal!

What works
  • Free to play
  • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
  • Cute pixel art style
  • Frequent checkpoints
  • Short and replayable
Things to keep in mind
  • Frustrating controls and bugs
  • Short game length
  • Some unfair or inconsistent trap mechanics
  • Lack of narrative depth
  • Performance issues on some systems

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Mini-Dead

  • Make Me LAG

  • Shooting Hurts

  • Skull Hotel

  • SHOWTIME 2073

  • DED

  • It Steals

  • Biters & Bullets: Prologue

  • Bloody Walls
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Make Me LAG

  • SHOWTIME 2073

  • Alien Cat
If you liked…

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RUKIMIN's Disappointing Adventure!: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Relaxation, Continuation.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Expectation

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  • Growth

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