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DeathSpank

PlayStation 3, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Xbox 360 • 2010

Should you play it?

What works
  • Hilarious and witty humor
  • Unique cartoonish art style
  • Accessible and fun combat
  • Strong narrative and voice acting
  • Local co-op support
Things to keep in mind
  • Repetitive fetch quests
  • Short game length
  • Lack of deep rpg complexity
  • No online multiplayer or competitive modes
  • No official localization beyond english

What to play next

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Top picks

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  • DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue

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  • The Deadly Tower of Monsters

  • Rum & Gun

  • Crea

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  • Westerado: Double Barreled

  • Planet Centauri

  • Songbringer

Hidden Gems

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  • Rum & Gun

  • Songbringer

  • The Baconing

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

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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 (hidden on purpose).

DeathSpank: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Cooperation, Fellowship.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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