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Squirrel Launcher

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

Should you play it?

Launch squirrels into the atmosphere and explore the clouds. Dodge and shoot down obstacles – upgrade your vehicle to make it further and further until you get to the moon!

What works
  • Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • Charming and imaginative story
  • Colorful and appealing graphics
  • Catchy soundtrack
  • Strong replay value with upgrades and achievements
Things to keep in mind
  • Some difficulty spikes and frustrating controls
  • Repetitive mechanics over time
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative features
  • Occasional bugs and inconsistent hitboxes
  • Short main story length

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Hidden Gems

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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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 (hidden on purpose).

Squirrel Launcher: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Why this game works

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

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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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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Intimacy

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  • Status

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  • Violence

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