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Ugly

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.

What works

  • Unique mirror-based puzzle mechanics
  • Beautiful hand-drawn art and animations
  • Deep, dark, and immersive story
  • Challenging but rewarding puzzles
  • Atmospheric music and sound design

Things to keep in mind

  • Second part's difficulty spike and tedious backtracking
  • Some frustrating puzzle resets and timing challenges
  • Lack of convenient fast travel in later stages
  • True ending content may be off-putting for some
  • Minimal guidance or hint system visibility

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Ugly. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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).
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  • 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 Ugly. These titles are not in What to play next.

Ugly: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence, Expression.

Last update: 25/08/2026