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Shing!

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!

What works

  • Innovative combat system with directional attacks
  • Supports up to 4-player local and online co-op
  • Engaging and challenging gameplay
  • Stylized visuals and character designs
  • Humorous and charming character dialogue

Things to keep in mind

  • Default control scheme can be unintuitive
  • Limited character differentiation
  • Repetitive enemy types and level design
  • Shallow story and narrative depth
  • Some bugs and technical issues reported

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

Shing!: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, 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: 24/08/2026