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Bean

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

Should you play it?

Bean is a completely satire single player first person parkour game. To complete a level, collect the gold orb. Click to grapple on orange grapple blocks. Play or speed run a variety of levels.

What works

  • Addictive and engaging gameplay
  • Unique grappling mechanics
  • Emotional and impactful story
  • High replayability and speedrunning potential
  • Free to play

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some control and physics quirks
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Can be frustrating or rage-inducing
  • Potential for unhealthy play habits

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Orbo's Odyssey

  • Infinifactory

  • Cyber Hook

  • WHAT THE CAR?

  • Get To Work

  • Toree Saturn

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Bean but with less narrative immersion

  • PANZER BALL

  • Lovely Planet

  • Bunny Hop League

  • Redmatch 2

  • Burg

  • Jumps

More violent

Games that feels like Bean but with more combat and destruction

  • High Hell

  • 77p egg: Eggwife

  • Fancy Skulls

  • Ratz Instagib

  • Catto Pew Pew! CLASSIC

  • Octarina

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Bean but with less focus on status and recognition

  • BAIONLENJA

  • Grunn

  • Crow Story

  • Berry Bury Berry

  • Shooting Hurts

  • Catlateral Damage

Less competitive

Games that feels like Bean but with less competition against others

  • Elong Plug

  • Lingo 2

  • Backfirewall_

  • SLUDGE LIFE

  • Big Hops

  • Fishy

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Bean but with less of a community feel

  • Demon Turf: Queens Edition

  • Ninja Pizza Girl

  • Gizmo

  • Penny’s Big Breakaway

  • Poi

  • Squirrel Launcher

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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 Bean. 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 Bean. These titles are not in What to play next.

Bean: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026