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Reloader: test_subject

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Reloader: test_subject is an experimental "Bullet Counting Reload Action" game. Experience being a Reloader: having legendary shooting skills and engaging in Close-Quarters Combat(CQC). You just have to remember how to use the gun you’re holding.

What works

  • Unique and realistic manual reload mechanics
  • Challenging and skill-based gameplay
  • Immersive sound and pixel art style
  • Good value for price
  • Strong anticipation for sequel

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short playtime
  • Complex and sometimes unintuitive controls
  • Limited content and enemy variety
  • Lack of key remapping
  • Some bugs and clunky animations

What to play next

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How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • 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 out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Reloader: test_subject: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Relaxation.

Last update: 24/07/2026