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Supaplex

DOS, Amiga • 2018

Should you play it?

The legendary game. One of the best action-puzzle games in the world!

What works
  • Challenging and engaging puzzle gameplay
  • Nostalgic value for longtime players
  • Large number of levels (111)
  • Quality-of-life features like save/load and speed adjustment
  • Faithful to original mechanics
Things to keep in mind
  • Lack of map editor or creative tools
  • Some graphical and audio changes disliked by purists
  • Frustration due to difficulty and autosave timing
  • No multiplayer or cooperative features
  • Pricing perceived as high for content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Velocibox

  • Blaite

  • Flight Control HD

  • Linea, the Game

  • SlipSlop: World's Hardest Platformer Game

  • oO

  • Boson X

  • Super Hexagon

  • Polygoneer
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Project Rhombus

  • Zombillie

  • 14 Minesweeper Variants 2
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Competence

    Recursed
  • Strategy

    Stronghold HD (2012)
  • Autonomy

    Dungeon Escape

Similarity map

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Similarity map

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).

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

Why this game works

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

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Creativity

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    "Players follow preset level designs and mechanics with limited customization or creative input."

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  • Escapism

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    "Players use the game as a challenging distraction and nostalgic escape from real life."

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    "Engagement is driven by intrinsic interest, nostalgia, and personal desire rather than obligation or pressure."

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Intimacy

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    "The game is challenging and sometimes frustrating, causing tension rather than relaxation, though some find nostalgic comfort."

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  • Status

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  • Story

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