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Of Guards And Thieves

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2014

Should you play it?

Of Guards and Thieves is a multiplayer stealth game in which high-powered guards face off against fast and elusive thieves in a contest of wits. Outsmarting the enemy and shooting your way through to the goal are equally valid strategies. Simple rules, emergent gameplay and high replayability.

What works
  • Unique stealth multiplayer gameplay
  • Multiple game modes and maps
  • Active developer support and updates
  • Fun and addictive with friends
  • Good balance of classes and tactics
Things to keep in mind
  • Small player base limits matchmaking
  • Lack of dedicated servers
  • Some imbalance in classes and modes
  • Early access with incomplete features
  • Connection and lag issues on some servers

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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).

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

Why this game works

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