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Choice of Robots

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Android, Linux • 2014

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Quick resume

Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

Global score

96/100

Genres

Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

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    Pros

    • Deep narrative with meaningful choices
    • High replayability with many endings
    • Strong emotional engagement
    • Creative robot customization
    • Thought-provoking themes on ai and ethics

    Cons

    • No graphics or audiovisual elements
    • Lack of save/load features
    • Some story parts feel rushed
    • Requires good english comprehension
    • Limited social or multiplayer features

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      5

      "Players have full control over their character's decisions and robot design, shaping the story and outcomes."

    • Competence
      3

      "Players engage in meaningful choices that affect the narrative, requiring thoughtful decision-making rather than repetitive tasks."

    • Competition
      -4

      "Focus is on personal story and choices without direct competition or leaderboards."

    • Continuation
      4

      "High replayability with many endings encourages multiple playthroughs and long engagement."

    • Cooperation
      1

      "Some social interactions and relationships with characters, but primarily a single-player narrative experience."

    • Creativity
      4

      "Players creatively design their robots and shape their personalities and roles."

    • Domination
      -3

      "Interactions emphasize mutual respect and emotional connections rather than control or superiority."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Immersive sci-fi narrative provides strong escape from real life."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and curiosity."

    • Experimenting
      5

      "The game encourages trying different choices and exploring many story branches."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Players discover many different story paths and endings through exploration of choices."

    • Expression
      4

      "Players express themselves through robot customization and narrative decisions."

    • Fantasy
      3

      "Fictional sci-fi setting with imaginative scenarios about robots and AI."

    • Fellowship
      2

      "Some sense of community through shared experiences and discussions, but gameplay is solo."

    • Growth
      4

      "Players learn about robotics, ethics, and consequences through narrative choices."

    • Health
      -5

      "Purely sedentary text-based gameplay with no physical activity."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires focused reading and decision-making, not suitable for passive or background play."

    • Intimacy
      3

      "Emotional connections with characters and robots are central to the experience."

    • Leadership
      2

      "Players lead their own robot projects and influence story outcomes, but no group leadership."

    • Progression
      3

      "Narrative progression and character development through choices and achievements."

    • Relaxation
      3

      "Calm reading experience with emotional depth, balancing tension and catharsis."

    • Sensation
      -2

      "Minimal sensory stimulation; focus is on text and imagination rather than audiovisual excitement."

    • Status
      -3

      "Achievements exist but social recognition or popularity is limited."

    • Story
      5

      "Strong narrative immersion with branching plots and character interactions."

    • Strategy
      3

      "Requires planning and reasoning about choices and their consequences."

    • Thrill
      2

      "Some suspense and emotional tension from story developments."

    • Value
      4

      "High perceived value due to replayability and rich narrative for a low price."

    • Violence
      -2

      "Violence is present in story but not glorified; many choices focus on peaceful or constructive paths."

    • Survival
      1

      "Some elements of avoiding failure and consequences, but mostly narrative driven."

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