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Bomb Squad Academy

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Save the world one wire at a time with Bomb Squad Academy, a puzzle game where you have to defuse bombs under a time constraint.

What works

  • Engaging and educational puzzle gameplay
  • Well-designed circuit mechanics and logic gate introduction
  • Appealing graphics and sound
  • Tension and excitement from bomb defusal theme
  • Fair price for quality and learning experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short playtime (~1 hour)
  • Lack of replay value and content
  • No level editor or workshop support
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some puzzles may be too easy for experienced players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Dweller

  • Deadlings: Rotten Edition

  • Seek Girl Ⅶ

  • Elle: Portal

  • Enigmoon

  • Mimic Logic

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Bomb Squad Academy but with less survival pressure

  • Chessformer

  • Access Denied

  • Mind Over Magnet

  • Strange Jigsaws

  • Silicon Zeroes

  • Linelith

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Bomb Squad Academy but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Paquerette Down the Bunburrows

  • SpaceChem

  • Patrick's Parabox

  • Tetrobot and Co.

  • Supaplex

  • SHENZHEN I/O

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Bomb Squad Academy: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Continuation, Exploration.

Last update: 03/08/2026