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Guard Duty

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

Guard Duty is a comedy adventure about love, loss and the end of the world. Experience an unforgettable story spanning across two radically different time periods.

What works

  • Charming pixel art and animations
  • Humorous and engaging story
  • Accessible and intuitive puzzles
  • Strong voice acting and music
  • Nostalgic homage to classic point-and-click games

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Linear and straightforward gameplay
  • Some tonal shifts in story
  • Occasional excessive dialogue
  • Limited replayability

What to play next

Top picks

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  • Randal's Monday

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  • Sam & Max Save the World

  • Voodoo Detective

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Hidden Gems

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  • Prison Princess

  • Message Quest

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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.
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  • 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).

Guard Duty: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression, Fellowship.

Last update: 25/07/2026