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MakerKing

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2021

Should you play it?

Become a King (or Queen) at making levels! Join a community designed around level creation and online play. The level editor is simple to use and lets you create anything, even living creatures!

What works

  • Powerful and flexible level editor
  • Engaging platforming gameplay
  • Free-to-play model
  • Active and creative community
  • Multiplayer modes with cooperation and competition

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and fast controls
  • Technical issues and crashes
  • Steep learning curve for editing
  • Inconsistent visual quality
  • Some microtransaction concerns

What to play next

Top picks

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Less competitive

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Less social

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with MakerKing. 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 MakerKing. These titles are not in What to play next.

MakerKing: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Story.

Last update: 23/08/2026