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Lunistice

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

Lunistice is a 3D Platformer created with simple & fun gameplay and a cute PS1/SEGA Saturn inspired artstyle in mind. Take the role of Hana the Tanuki and jump and fight through her dreams!

What works
  • Tight and responsive controls
  • Engaging level design with collectibles
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • Charming retro-inspired visuals
  • High replay value with multiple characters
Things to keep in mind
  • Camera can be occasionally awkward
  • Some difficulty spikes in later levels
  • Short overall length
  • Minor control slipperiness reported
  • Story is minimal and sometimes unclear

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Frogun

  • Demon Turf: Queens Edition

  • Slime-san: Superslime Edition

  • Kaze and the Wild Masks

  • Grapple Dog

  • BZZZT

  • Toree Saturn

  • Poi

  • BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Frogun

  • Grapple Dog

  • Toree Saturn
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Value

    Froggy's Battle
  • Autonomy

    Freedom Planet
  • Competence

    Kaze and the Wild Masks

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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).

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

Why this game works

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

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