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Plasticity

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

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Quick resume

Plasticity is a hauntingly beautiful puzzle-platformer where you explore a plastic-ridden world. Traverse flooded cities and ravaged lands as you make choices that profoundly change both gameplay and your future.

Global score

79/100

Genres

Indie, Platform, Puzzle

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    Pros

    • Powerful environmental message
    • Beautiful art and music
    • Meaningful narrative with multiple endings
    • Free to play
    • Short and accessible experience

    Cons

    • Clunky and buggy controls
    • Short playtime
    • Some technical issues and animation glitches
    • Limited gameplay depth
    • Lack of save feature

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Thrill.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

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

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • 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.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      3

      "Players make meaningful choices affecting the ending and explore the environment freely, though gameplay is linear and guided."

    • Competence
      1

      "Gameplay involves simple puzzles and platforming with some technical challenges due to clunky controls, but overall low difficulty."

    • Competition
      -5

      "No competitive elements; focus is on personal experience and reflection."

    • Continuation
      2

      "Short playtime encourages replay to explore different endings, but overall a brief experience."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single-player experience with no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."

    • Creativity
      1

      "Limited creativity in gameplay; players interact with environment but do not create or modify extensively."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No elements of dominance or control over others; experience is personal and reflective."

    • Escapism
      3

      "Players immerse in a fictional polluted world to reflect on real-world environmental issues, providing emotional escape."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily driven by interest in message and narrative rather than obligation."

    • Experimenting
      2

      "Some exploration and experimentation with choices to unlock different endings and discover interactive elements."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Players explore various polluted environments and uncover hidden interactions and puzzles."

    • Expression
      -3

      "Minimal customization or self-expression; character and environment are predefined."

    • Fantasy
      -3

      "Realistic setting focused on environmental issues rather than imaginative or fantastical elements."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "Solo play with no social or community features."

    • Growth
      2

      "Players learn about environmental impact and consequences of choices, encouraging reflection and awareness."

    • Health
      -5

      "No physical activity or health-related gameplay elements."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires player attention to solve puzzles and progress; not a passive or idle experience."

    • Intimacy
      -4

      "Limited emotional connection mainly with narrative and environment; no social intimacy."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership or group management elements."

    • Progression
      2

      "Progression through story and unlocking different endings based on player actions."

    • Relaxation
      3

      "Calm atmosphere with soothing music and moderate challenge, promoting thoughtful engagement."

    • Sensation
      2

      "Visual and auditory design praised for atmosphere, though sensory stimulation is moderate and reflective."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social recognition or status systems."

    • Story
      5

      "Strong narrative focus with emotional and environmental themes driving player engagement."

    • Strategy
      1

      "Simple puzzles require some problem solving but overall low strategic complexity."

    • Thrill
      -3

      "Low suspense or risk; experience is calm and contemplative rather than thrilling."

    • Value
      4

      "Free game with meaningful content and replayability offers good value for time invested."

    • Violence
      -5

      "No violence; focus on constructive and caring actions."

    • Survival
      -5

      "No survival or threat avoidance mechanics; stable and safe environment."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026