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Tonight We Riot

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux • 2020

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Quick resume

A revolutionary crowd-based retro brawler

Global score

96/100

Genres

Action, Indie, Arcade, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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    Pros

    • Unique crowd control gameplay
    • Strong leftist political message
    • Support for worker-owned developer
    • Engaging pixel art and soundtrack
    • Local co-op multiplayer

    Cons

    • Short game length
    • Some control clunkiness
    • Limited online multiplayer
    • Weapon management can be cumbersome
    • Repetitive gameplay for some

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Some players report replaying levels and enjoying repeated attempts, though the game is short."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and political alignment, not obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different classes, gear combinations, and tactics; replaying levels to find optimal strategies."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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      "Players can customize loadouts and perks, expressing individual playstyle preferences."

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Strong sense of community and social connection through co-op play and shared experiences."

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    • Growth

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      "Players learn enemy patterns, weapon mechanics, and improve skills through challenging gameplay."

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    • Health

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      "No physical activity involved; typical sedentary video game play."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and active engagement during gameplay sessions."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Some social interaction and bonding through co-op and character relationships, but limited emotional depth"

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    • Leadership

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      "Player leads and manages a squad, making strategic decisions and directing team actions."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      "No strong emphasis on social recognition or leaderboards; focus is on personal achievement."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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      "Players feel the game offers good value for price, especially given its depth and ongoing developer support."

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    • Violence

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      "Enjoyment of combat and destruction is central to gameplay."

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity.

    How to use the graph
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    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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