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Akin

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

In this puzzle, you only have to draw one continuous line. There are 96 puzzles on "Normal"-mode and 96 puzzles in "Time"-mode. Each puzzles can have many different solutions. This is game is Steamworks integrated with achivements, badges, trading cards and more.

What works

  • Challenging and engaging puzzles
  • Minimalist and calming design
  • Multiple solutions per puzzle
  • Affordable price
  • Relaxing soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Timed mode can be frustrating
  • Lack of undo or retry shortcuts
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • No story or narrative
  • Some control input issues at high speed

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • CrossCells

  • Sudoku Jigsaw / 拼图数独

  • Wayout

  • Logic Bombs

  • Up Left Out

  • TransPlan

More expressive

Games that feels like Akin but with more self-expression and customization

  • Zup! S

  • Zup! X

  • Zup! Q

  • Zup! Z

  • Draw Puzzle 画之谜

  • Pictopix

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

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

Akin: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Fantasy, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026