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Exertus

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

Should you play it?

Through use of the fluid movement set and dynamic level elements, players have the simple aim of getting from point A to point B, either by using the beaten path or the off-path environment within semi-linear levels.

What works

  • Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • Good value for price
  • Leaderboards for competition
  • Varied movement mechanics
  • Smooth and fluid movement when working

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and inconsistent controls
  • Poor graphics and minimal textures
  • Wall running mechanics frustrating
  • Short and repetitive levels
  • Lack of controller support and tutorial

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Inertia

  • Bunny Hop League

  • Impulsion

  • Spectraball

  • PANZER BALL

  • Neon Boost

  • Vectromirror 0™

  • Cybercube

  • BETON BRUTAL

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Red Trigger

  • GuGu Pizza : Delivering Pizza to the Space Station? Boss, this is just not right!

  • On A Roll 3D

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  • Continuation

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  • Value

    Bunny Hop League

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Similarity map

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

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • 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 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 (hidden on purpose).

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

Last update: 26/07/2026