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Onde

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.

What works

  • Stunning audiovisual design
  • Unique and creative mechanics
  • Relaxing and meditative atmosphere
  • Intuitive and accessible gameplay
  • Abstract symbolic narrative

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length
  • Some confusing navigation and lack of guidance
  • Occasional frustrating platforming sections
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Limited mechanical complexity

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

Onde: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Sensation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship.

Last update: 02/09/2026