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Stealth Bastard Deluxe

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Linux • 2012

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Quick resume

Armed with only your wits and a pair of Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life.

Global score

89/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Platform, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Challenging and skillful gameplay
    • Level editor and community content
    • Engaging pixel art and soundtrack
    • Good replayability with unlockables and rankings
    • Humorous and atmospheric presentation

    Cons

    • Steep difficulty may frustrate some players
    • Limited narrative depth
    • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
    • Some technical issues and ui quirks
    • Repetitive death can be discouraging

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game demands high skill, precision, and mastery of complex mechanics to progress and score well."

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    • Competition

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      "Includes leaderboards and time challenges encouraging players to compete for best scores, though competition is optional and not the sole focus."

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    • Continuation

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      "Addictive gameplay with many unlocks and challenge modes encourages repeated play and long-term engagement."

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      "The challenging gameplay, unlockables, and community levels encourage repeated play and long-term engagement."

    • Cooperation

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      "The game is primarily a single-player experience with no cooperative multiplayer elements."

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    • Creativity

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      "Includes a level editor allowing players to create and share custom levels, fostering creative engagement."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are individual and non-confrontational."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game for humor, distraction, and to explore unusual or taboo topics, providing escapism."

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      "Players use the game as a challenging and immersive distraction, with a dark humorous narrative providing escapism."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for intrinsic enjoyment and challenge rather than obligation or external pressure."

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      "Players engage voluntarily for intrinsic enjoyment and challenge rather than obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting

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      "Players experiment with new levels, mechanics, and creative possibilities in the editor."

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      "Players experiment with different gadgets, strategies, and level solutions, especially with the level editor and community content."

    • Exploration

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      "Some discovery through different modes and secrets, but mostly structured levels."

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      "Some exploration involved in discovering secrets like helices and alternative paths, but within structured levels."

    • Expression

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      "Some character customization with unlockable costumes and collectibles, allowing limited self-expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "The game features a whimsical sci-fi setting with aliens and space trains, providing imaginative fiction."

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      "The game features a fictional sci-fi setting with clones and stealth gadgets, providing an imaginative experience."

    • Fellowship

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      "Minimal social interaction; primarily a solo experience without community integration in gameplay."

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      "Minimal social interaction; primarily a solo experience with optional community level sharing but no social gameplay."

    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in stealth, puzzle solving, and strategic planning to progress."

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      "Players develop skills in timing, stealth, and puzzle solving, with progression through ranks and unlocks."

    • 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 focused attention and precise input; not suited for passive or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing; interactions are limited to gameplay mechanics."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; purely individual gameplay."

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through levels, unlocking achievements, and completing challenges provides a sense of advancement."

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    • Relaxation

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      "The game is challenging and can be frustrating, requiring focus rather than providing pure relaxation."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable pixel art visuals and soundtrack provide sensory stimulation."

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      "Engaging pixel art visuals and techno soundtrack provide stimulating sensory feedback."

    • Status

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      "Leaderboards and rankings offer some social recognition for skilled players."

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    • Story

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      "The narrative is simple and light, providing context but not a strong driving force."

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    • Strategy

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      4

      "Players must plan routes, use gadgets strategically, and solve puzzles requiring logical thinking and timing."

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    • Thrill

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      "Fast-paced combat and platforming create moments of tension and excitement."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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      "Game features combat-like traps and death mechanics, with players dying in various ways, though not glorified 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 Competition, Status, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Fellowship.

    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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