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Collapse

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

In 2013 the Central Europe (Ukraine, Kiev) witnessed a catastrophe. Everybody was mystified by its cause. What happened was beyond our comprehension. Somebody called it the collision of worlds or the stratification of two dimensions.

What works

  • Atmospheric post-apocalyptic setting
  • Dynamic and satisfying combat system
  • Excellent soundtrack by newtone
  • Interesting boss fights
  • Nostalgic appeal and replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Frequent crashes and bugs reported
  • Clunky platforming sections
  • Somewhat weak and clichéd story
  • Limited weapon variety
  • Ai and combat balance issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hollowbody

  • ELDERBORN

  • Kvark

  • Dark Sector

  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition

More expressive

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

  • Bayonetta

  • Dead Space™ 2

  • Witchfire

  • AI LIMIT

  • Steelrising

  • Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition

More intense

Games that feels like Collapse but with a more intense feel

  • Dead Space (2008)

  • F.E.A.R.

  • Hard Reset Extended Edition

  • Condemned: Criminal Origins

  • Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

  • Nightmare of Decay

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Similarity map

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

Collapse: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026