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Smilemo

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

A new side-scrolling platformer where you go flying out of control at the slightest touch! In this virus-infected world, it is your job to collect the scattered pieces of vaccine code and exterminate the virus!

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding platforming
  • Unique punishing bounce-back mechanic
  • Good retro-style graphics and music
  • Short but well-designed levels
  • Affordable price

Things to keep in mind

  • High difficulty causing frustration
  • Randomness in knockback distance
  • Some bugs and input issues reported
  • Limited content and short playtime
  • Lack of social or cooperative features

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

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

Last update: 24/08/2026