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Graphwar

Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2022

Should you play it?

Graphwar is an artillery game in which you must hit your enemies using mathematical functions. The trajectory of your shot is determined by the function you wrote, and your goal is to avoid the obstacles and your teammates and hit your enemies. The game takes place in a Cartesian Plane.

What works

  • Unique and creative math-based gameplay
  • High skill ceiling and intellectual challenge
  • Free to play
  • Fun multiplayer experience with friends
  • Educational value in learning math concepts

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for beginners
  • Limited player base and matchmaking issues
  • Basic graphics and ui lacking features like grid or coordinate display
  • No tutorial or in-game explanations
  • Some bugs and glitches reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Chess Evolved Online

  • War of Dots

  • Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

  • Space Empires V

  • Quaver

  • SpeedRunners

Less competitive

Games that feels like Graphwar but with less competition against others

  • Sword of the Stars: The Pit

  • Dawnsbury Days

  • Endless ATC

  • Rogue's Tale

  • DEFRAG

  • Dredgers

More story-driven

Games that feels like Graphwar but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum

  • Cogmind

  • Zorbus

  • Uplink

  • SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition

  • I Wanna Maker

Less dominating

Games that feels like Graphwar but with less domination over others

  • Kingsway

  • GunSuit Guardians

  • Horizon Shift

  • Bit Blaster XL

  • Seraph's Last Stand

  • Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Graphwar but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Trust Me, I Nailed It

  • Loopstructor

  • Talented

  • Stellar Initiative

  • Rift Wizard

  • Space Empires IV Deluxe

More social

Games that feels like Graphwar but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Flat Heroes

  • Untrusted

  • PARTICLE MACE

  • Mitos.is: The Game

  • N++ (NPLUSPLUS)

  • Soldat

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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).

Graphwar: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Cooperation, Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026