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PEG

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Blue eats blue. Red eats red. Until one of each remains. A puzzler that is deceptively simple but hard to master.

What works

  • Large number of levels with daily puzzles for replayability
  • Relaxing music and minimalist, accessible design
  • Challenging puzzles that encourage strategic thinking
  • Undo/redo feature facilitates experimentation
  • Excellent value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Some players find later puzzles frustrating due to trial-and-error nature
  • Lack of hints or guidance for difficult levels
  • Repetitive gameplay mechanics may cause monotony
  • Minimal audiovisual variety
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

Less exploratory

Games that feels like PEG but with less exploration of areas and secrets

Less expressive

Games that feels like PEG but with less self-expression and customization

More fantastical

Games that feels like PEG but with more imaginative fiction

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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 PEG. 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 PEG. These titles are not in What to play next.

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

Last update: 02/09/2026