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Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux • 2017

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Quick resume

Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.

Global score

82/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Adventure, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Faithful serious sam gameplay in top-down pixel art
    • Large levels with secrets and exploration
    • Challenging combat with diverse weapons and enemies
    • Co-op multiplayer and mod support with level editor
    • Engaging soundtrack and nostalgic sound effects

    Cons

    • Steep difficulty and punishing checkpoints
    • Limited online player base and multiplayer activity
    • Some level design issues causing frustration
    • Short campaign length
    • Lack of manual save system and inconvenient respawns

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game is challenging, requiring skill to learn enemy patterns and boss fights, with clear feedback and progression through upgrades."

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    • Competition

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      "Includes online ranked and unranked modes with leaderboards and matchmaking, but the online player base is small and often dead, limiting competitive play."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long play sessions, replaying missions for optional challenges, and engagement with additional content and mods."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Supports local and online co-op for up to 4 players, with many reviews praising multiplayer experience."

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    • Creativity

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      "Includes a level editor and Steam Workshop support, allowing players to create and share custom maps and scenarios."

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    • Domination

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      "Multiplayer is competitive but generally balanced; no strong evidence of domination or toxic behavior."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a fun, nostalgic distraction and stress relief from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and nostalgia; no indication of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Large levels with many secrets and puzzles encourage curiosity-driven exploration."

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    • Expression

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      "Customization through skill trees, item loadouts, and trap upgrades allows player expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a fictional universe with fantastical enemies, weapons, and over-the-top action typical of Serious Sam."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Community involvement via Steam Workshop and cooperative multiplayer fosters a sense of belonging and shared interest."

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    • Growth

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      "The RPG elements with leveling, skill acquisition, and puzzle solving promote learning and personal development."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; intense focus required but no physical exercise."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires continuous attention and focus during combat and exploration; not suited for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Some social interaction in co-op but limited evidence of deep emotional connections."

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    • Leadership
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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "Gameplay is intense and challenging, with moments of tension especially during boss fights."

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    • Sensation

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      "Engaging pixel art, gore effects, and synthwave soundtrack provide strong sensory stimulation."

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    • Status

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      "Limited social recognition due to low multiplayer activity and lack of visible ranking systems."

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    • Story

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      "Narrative is present but convoluted and secondary to gameplay; story unfolds through exploration."

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    • Strategy

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      "Players must plan weapon use, ammo management, and route exploration."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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      "Players find good value in gameplay, replayability, and co-op modes for the price."

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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 Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Relaxation.

    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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