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Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

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Quick resume

Shardbound brings fast, fun, and tactical card strategy to the table! Build your deck, take control of the board, and face off in exciting battles that are as unpredictable as they are action-packed.

Global score

71/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access

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    Pros

    • Deep strategic gameplay
    • Varied heroes and decks
    • Generous free-to-play rewards
    • Engaging tactical positioning
    • Beautiful art and animations

    Cons

    • Small player base limits matchmaking
    • Unfinished placeholder art
    • Limited social and cooperative features
    • Some balance issues
    • Minimal single player content

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers deep strategic gameplay with complex mechanics, rewarding skillful deckbuilding and tactical play."

      Capsule for Chroma: Bloom And Blight Chroma: Bloom And Blight

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    • Competition

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      "Strong PvP focus with ranked matches and team-based competitive modes; players compare skills and performance."

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      "Strong focus on PvP matches with ranked modes and matchmaking against opponents of similar skill, encouraging comparison and skill testing."

    • Continuation

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      "Players report habitual play, long sessions, and returning frequently despite small player base."

      Capsule for Soldat 2 Soldat 2

      "Many players report habitual play with long sessions and repeated returns despite early access status; some frustration due to player base size."

    • Cooperation

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      "Game is primarily single-player focused; no multiplayer or cooperative modes currently, though some desire for co-op was expressed."

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      "Game is primarily focused on individual PvP matches; no chat or cooperative modes currently, though some desire for co-op or 2v2 was expressed."

    • Creativity

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      "Players create and customize decks from a pool of heroes and cards, experimenting with different combinations and strategies."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize friendly competition and mutual respect; no evidence of trash talk or exerting authority over others."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a stress relief and engaging distraction with immersive lore and strategic depth."

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      "Players use the game as a distraction and enjoyable pastime, with some expressing emotional attachment and immersion in the lore and gameplay."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment despite difficulty and frustration."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different nations, strategies, formations, and map designs to explore game mechanics."

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    • Exploration

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      "Some exploration of maps and discovery of objectives, though maps are limited and somewhat repetitive."

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    • Expression

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      "Some character customization and deck building allow for personal expression, though limited cosmetic options."

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      "Some customization through deck building and hero selection, though many cards and models still use placeholder art limiting expression."

    • Fantasy

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      "The game features fantasy and sci-fi elements, magic, demons, and mythical enemies in imaginative settings."

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      "Game features imaginative fantasy and sci-fi elements with heroes, spells, and lore distinct from realistic settings."

    • Fellowship

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      "Limited social features; players mainly engage individually with minimal community interaction."

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      "Limited social features and small player base reduce community feeling; some players desire more social interaction."

    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in deck building and tactical play; progression through leveling and unlocking cards."

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity involved; typical sedentary gameplay."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention during matches; not suited for background or casual idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Minimal social interaction or emotional sharing; mostly individual experience."

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    • Leadership

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      "No evidence of leadership roles; players participate individually without group management or authority."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "Some players find the game relaxing and enjoyable, though competitive matches can be tense and mentally demanding."

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    • Sensation

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      "Visuals, animations, and sound design provide sensory stimulation and enjoyment."

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    • Status

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      "Ranking systems and community recognition provide social status within the player base."

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    • Story

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      "Includes a campaign with some story elements and lore, but narrative is light and mostly tutorial-driven."

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    • Strategy

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      "Highly strategic gameplay requiring planning, resource management, and tactical decision-making."

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    • Thrill

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      "Players experience suspense and excitement from close matches, comebacks, and tactical firefights."

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    • Value

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      "Free to play with fair progression; players perceive good return on time invested."

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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 Competition, Status, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Story, Fantasy.

    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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