There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015 similar games & best alternatives
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
2020
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Quick resume
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
Global score
97/100
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
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Pros
- Highly creative and original concept
- Humorous and charming narrator
- Short and accessible experience
- Free to play
- Easy to complete with achievements
Cons
- Very short length limits depth
- Minimal replayability beyond achievements
- No multiplayer or social features
- Limited challenge for experienced players
- Some players may find it too unconventional
Motivations
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Autonomy
Game with the same Autonomy vibe
4"Players have freedom to explore environments, experiment with objects, and solve puzzles in multiple ways, reflecting high personal control and decision-making."
I Expect You To Die
"Players freely experiment with the environment and puzzles without fixed routines, encouraging personal exploration and decision-making."
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Competence
Game with the same Competence vibe
2"Puzzles require some skill and thinking but are generally easy and short, providing moderate challenge."
Polarity
"Puzzles require some thinking and problem solving but are generally easy and short, offering moderate skill challenge."
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Competition
Game with the same Competition vibe
-5"No competitive elements; focus is on individual experience without comparison to others."
Locked Up
"No competitive elements or comparison to others; focus is on individual experience."
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Continuation
Game with the same Continuation vibe
-3"Short experience (~10-20 minutes) with limited replayability mostly for achievement hunting; not designed for long habitual play."
Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay
"Very short experience (~15-30 minutes), with low replay value beyond achievement hunting."
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Cooperation
Game with the same Cooperation vibe
-5"Entirely single-player with no cooperative or multiplayer features."
Just Ignore Them
"Entirely single-player with no cooperative or multiplayer features."
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Creativity
Game with the same Creativity vibe
5"Highly creative use of meta-game mechanics, file manipulation, and breaking the fourth wall."
IMSCARED
"Highly creative meta-game design that breaks conventions and encourages thinking outside the box."
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Domination
Game with the same Domination vibe
-5"No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; experience is personal and playful."
ODDADA
"No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; experience is personal and playful."
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Escapism
Game with the same Escapism vibe
3"Humorous and absurd setting provides a fun escape from reality."
Rock of Ages
"Provides a humorous and absurd escape from reality through meta-narrative and playful puzzles."
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Expectation
Game with the same Expectation vibe
-4"Players engage voluntarily out of curiosity and intrinsic interest in the game's unique concept and mechanics."
NEO AQUARIUM - The King of Crustaceans -
"Players engage voluntarily out of curiosity and intrinsic interest in the unique concept."
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Experimenting
Game with the same Experimenting vibe
5"Core gameplay revolves around experimenting with mechanics and discovering new interactions and solutions."
Öoo
"Core gameplay revolves around experimenting with interactions and breaking expected rules."
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Exploration
Game with the same Exploration vibe
3"Players explore surreal, changing environments and discover secrets."
Cognition Method: Initiation
"Players explore a surreal environment and discover hidden interactions and surprises."
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Expression
Game with the same Expression vibe
-4"Minimal customization or self-expression; mostly fixed character and presentation."
Nobody Wants to Die
"Minimal customization or self-expression; focus is on interaction with fixed content."
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Fantasy
Game with the same Fantasy vibe
4"Engages players in a surreal, meta-fictional narrative with absurd and imaginative elements."
The Stanley Parable
"Engages players in a whimsical, fictional meta-world with absurd and imaginative scenarios."
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Fellowship
Game with the same Fellowship vibe
-5"No social or community features; experience is solitary."
永冻之壳 The Shell of Permafrost
"No social or community features; experience is solitary."
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Growth
Game with the same Growth vibe
1"Some learning involved in puzzle solving and understanding clues, but limited depth due to short length."
GET OUT!
"Some learning involved in puzzle solving, but limited depth due to short length."
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Health
Game with the same Health vibe
-5"Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity elements."
Friendly Fire
"Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity elements."
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Idle
Game with the same Idle vibe
-4"Requires focused attention to solve puzzles and progress; not designed for idle or background play."
The Last Dream: Developer's Edition
"Requires focused attention to solve puzzles and progress; not designed for idle play."
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Intimacy
Game with the same Intimacy vibe
-5"No social or emotional relationship building; purely individual experience."
FRACT OSC
"No social or emotional relationship building; purely individual experience."
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Leadership
Game with the same Leadership vibe
-5"No leadership or group management roles; single-player narrative."
Max Payne
"No leadership or group management roles; single-player narrative."
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Progression
Game with the same Progression vibe
2"Progression through unlocking new puzzles and achievements, but no complex item or upgrade systems."
Storyteller
"Progression through puzzle completion and unlocking achievements, but no complex item or upgrade systems."
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Relaxation
Game with the same Relaxation vibe
3"Light humor and easy puzzles create a relaxed, enjoyable flow state."
Her Majesty's SPIFFING
"Lighthearted humor and simple puzzles create a relaxed, enjoyable flow state."
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Sensation
Game with the same Sensation vibe
2"Enjoyable audiovisual presentation with voice acting and music; some sensory stimulation but not intense."
No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES
"Decent audiovisual presentation with pleasant pixel art and voice acting, but not intense sensory stimulation."
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Status
Game with the same Status vibe
-5"No social recognition or status systems present."
Obey the Voice™
"No social recognition or status systems present."
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Story
Game with the same Story vibe
4"Engaging narrative with humor, multiple endings, and character-driven plot."
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
"Engaging meta-narrative with a humorous narrator and unexpected plot twists."
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Strategy
Game with the same Strategy vibe
1"Simple puzzle solving requires some reasoning but no complex strategic planning."
What Never Was
"Simple puzzle solving requires some reasoning but no deep strategic planning."
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Thrill
Game with the same Thrill vibe
-2"Low suspense or risk; experience is calm and contemplative rather than thrilling."
Myst
"Low suspense or risk; experience is calm and humorous rather than thrilling."
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Value
Game with the same Value vibe
5"Free to play with good entertainment value for time invested."
Mad Adventures
"Free to play with high entertainment value for short time investment."
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Violence
Game with the same Violence vibe
-5"No violent content; gameplay focuses on puzzle solving and harmless character movement."
Millie
"No violent content; gameplay focuses on puzzles and humor."
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Survival
Game with the same Survival vibe
-5"No survival or threat avoidance mechanics; stable and safe environment."
FRACT OSC
"No survival or threat avoidance mechanics; stable and safe environment."
Analysis
Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Experimenting. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation.
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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