All motivations

Select one or more dimensions. Games and studios below must score well on every selected motivation.

Motivational dimensions

Competence · Creativity · Survival

  • Competence

    Feeling effective and skillful (e.g. overcoming challenges, mastering mechanics)

  • Creativity

    Creating or modifying things (e.g. building, customization)

  • Survival

    Avoiding failure or staying alive

Each game is scored from −5 to +5 on competence, creativity, and survival. The lists below highlight titles and studios that score highly on every selected dimension.

Recently added

Newest titles catalogued on Gameaton with a high Competence, Creativity, and Survival score (+3.0 or more on each).

Popular games

The most popular games that also score well on Competence, Creativity, and Survival.

Highly rated

Games with a strong overall review score and a high Competence, Creativity, and Survival rating.

Publishers

Publishers whose catalog averages a high Competence, Creativity, and Survival score.

Developers

Developers whose catalog averages a high Competence, Creativity, and Survival score.

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