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MEANDERS

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

MEANDERS is a sparkling adventure through a series of funny and relaxing challenges in a colourful setting.

What works

  • Relaxing and colorful visuals
  • Multiple game modes and customization
  • Smooth and responsive controls
  • Good replayability with unlockables
  • Fair and low price

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal to no story
  • Some players find platforming frustrating
  • Lack of social or multiplayer features
  • Some minor bugs and optimization issues
  • Short overall playtime

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

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

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

Last update: 24/08/2026