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The First Berserker: Khazan

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2025

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Quick resume

The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.

Global score

85/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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    Pros

    • Excellent and responsive combat system
    • Challenging and memorable boss fights
    • Good optimization and performance
    • Flexible skill and build customization
    • Engaging dark fantasy story and atmosphere

    Cons

    • Linear and repetitive level design
    • Some bosses have bloated health bars
    • Limited enemy variety
    • No multiplayer or cooperative features
    • Occasional minor bugs and stuttering

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      4

      "Players report being hooked for hours, replaying for 100% completion and challenges; some mention of short length but high engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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      "No multiplayer or cooperative gameplay mentioned; experience is primarily single-player and independent."

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    • Creativity

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      "Customization through gear, skill trees, and build variety allows creative expression within the game's systems."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control over others; gameplay is individual and respectful."

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a stress relief and immersive fantasy experience, escaping real life through engaging combat and story."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment; no obligation or pressure reported."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Encourages trying different weapon builds, talents, and strategies with respec options and diverse playstyles."

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    • Exploration

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      "Linear level design with limited exploration; focus is on progressing through set missions."

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    • Expression

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      "Character customization, transmog system, and cosmetic pets allow for player self-expression."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy setting with dark fantasy themes, magic, mythical creatures, and imaginative combat."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Solo play with minimal social interaction or community involvement."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills, learn game mechanics, and improve through character leveling and strategy."

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      "Players develop skills, learn boss patterns, and improve through gameplay; leveling and skill progression present."

    • Health

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      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay elements; standard sedentary gaming."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement due to challenging combat and timing."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing described; primarily individual experience."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; solo gameplay."

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    • Progression

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      "Character progression through skill points, equipment upgrades, and unlocking abilities."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Game is tense and challenging, requiring focus and inducing stress rather than relaxation."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable visuals, sound design, and impactful combat feedback provide strong sensory stimulation and excitement."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or ranking systems; focus on personal achievement."

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    • Story

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      "Narrative is present with cutscenes and character development, though not the main focus."

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    • Strategy

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      "Combat and boss fights require planning, timing, and tactical decision-making."

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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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 Relaxation, Survival, Violence, Fellowship. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

    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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    Last update: 30/04/2026