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Spindle

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2025

Should you play it?

SPINDLE is an old-school action-adventure about death and the many ways we choose to deal with it. With your trusty Pig by your side, you form a most curious team, embarking on a quest to learn what it truly means to be Death.

What works

  • Beautiful pixel art and animations
  • Engaging puzzles and clever mechanics
  • Emotional and meaningful story about death and acceptance
  • Well-designed dungeons and boss fights
  • Excellent soundtrack and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Some frustrating navigation and lack of map markers
  • Combat is simple and sometimes clunky
  • Occasional bugs and technical issues reported
  • Limited replayability for some players
  • Lack of modern quality-of-life features like quest tracking

What to play next

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

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

Spindle: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Leadership, Survival, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Competition.

Last update: 01/09/2026