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Rise of Gun

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

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Quick resume

Rise of Gun - immerses you in a world of zombie apocalypse as a gun store owner. Buy parts, craft, sell, upgrade your store and hire workers. Help to humanity survive

Global score

85/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator

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    Pros

    • Creative and extensive weapon crafting system
    • Relaxing and cozy atmosphere
    • Engaging shop management gameplay
    • Frequent developer updates and community engagement
    • Good value for price

    Cons

    • Limited content and map size
    • Repetitive gameplay loop after several hours
    • Lack of combat or direct zombie interaction
    • Some unclear or annoying mechanics (hunger, pricing)
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Analysis

    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 Story, Survival, Fantasy.

    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
      4

      "Players have freedom to craft guns with millions of combinations and manage their shop as they see fit, with exploration and decision making."

    • Competence
      3

      "Game involves skillful crafting, pricing, and shop management with some learning curve and challenge, though some tasks become repetitive."

    • Competition
      -4

      "Focus is on personal progression and management without ranked modes or direct competition with others."

    • Continuation
      3

      "Many players report addictive gameplay loops and long play sessions, though some note repetitiveness after 5-10 hours."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single player experience focused on individual shop management and crafting, no multiplayer or cooperative gameplay."

    • Creativity
      5

      "Extensive weapon crafting system allowing unique combinations and customization; players creatively build and design guns."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; gameplay is solo and cooperative."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game as a relaxing, immersive escape from real life with a cozy atmosphere and engaging crafting."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and relaxation, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Encourages trying new weapon part combinations and exploring crafting possibilities; some routine in shop management."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Players explore a small town with hidden collectibles and secret areas, though map is limited and exploration is moderate."

    • Expression
      3

      "Customization mainly through weapon building and shop upgrades, though no deep avatar or environment personalization."

    • Fantasy
      1

      "Set in a post-apocalyptic zombie world with imaginative weapon crafting, but grounded in a simulation style."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "No multiplayer or social community features; gameplay is solitary."

    • Growth
      3

      "Players learn crafting mechanics, pricing strategies, and shop management, though some find progression repetitive."

    • Health
      -3

      "Sedentary gameplay with some complaints about hunger/energy mechanics being annoying and unrealistic."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires active attention to crafting, restocking, and managing shop; some passive income but mostly engaged play."

    • Intimacy
      -5

      "No evidence of forming close relationships or emotional social interactions."

    • Leadership
      -4

      "No leadership roles; players manage their own shop but do not lead others."

    • Progression
      4

      "Strong focus on accumulating money, upgrading shop, unlocking parts and blueprints, and expanding capabilities."

    • Relaxation
      4

      "Many players describe the game as relaxing and chill, with a cozy atmosphere and satisfying gameplay loop."

    • Sensation
      2

      "Enjoyable visual style and sound design contribute to sensory pleasure, though graphics are simple and understated."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social recognition or status systems; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

    • Story
      2

      "Some narrative elements and quests exist, but story is minimal and many players find it lacking or incomplete."

    • Strategy
      3

      "Requires planning in crafting, pricing, and shop management, though some tasks are straightforward and repetitive."

    • Thrill
      -2

      "Low risk and tension; gameplay is calm and lacks suspense or high stakes."

    • Value
      3

      "Players generally feel the game offers good value for price, especially given its relaxing and creative gameplay."

    • Violence
      -4

      "No actual combat or violence; guns are crafted and sold but not used for fighting in gameplay."

    • Survival
      1

      "Set in a survival context but gameplay focuses on shop management rather than direct survival challenges."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026