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Calculate It

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

We've made a calculator roguelike! Yes, it's not a joke. A boring device has turned into an interesting strategy, where each calculator you collect sets its own style of play. Can you count all the numbers and prove who's the king of calculations here?

What works

  • Unique and creative roguelike concept
  • Engaging mental math and puzzle challenge
  • Good replay value with different calculators and buttons
  • Affordable price
  • Encourages strategic thinking and skill development

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and game modes
  • Lack of undo and save features
  • Some ui and description clarity issues
  • Randomness can frustrate players
  • No multiplayer or social features

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Calculate It. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • 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).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Calculate It. These titles are not in What to play next.

Calculate It: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Story, Exploration, Creativity, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Violence.

Last update: 23/08/2026