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Rule No. 1

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

A silky smooth Arena First Person Shooter with a prime focus on game-feel. Massacre waves of sentient metallic geometry and their monster compatriots as you fight for your Hi-Score! Designed to be the ultimate 'warm-up' or 'waiting-for-download' game!

What works

  • Fun and addictive gameplay
  • Smooth and responsive movement
  • Variety of weapons and game modes
  • Engaging voice acting and personality
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of directional audio cues
  • Randomness and chaotic enemy spawns
  • Limited map variety and progression
  • Some bugs and ui issues
  • No cooperative or multiplayer modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Geometry Arena 2

  • HELLBREAK

  • Major Mayhem

  • RIVE

  • Kill The Crows

  • DESYNC

  • Suit for Hire

  • EverStopped

  • 1982

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Mega City Force

  • Voids Vigil

  • KILLBUG

If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Competence

    Savant - Ascent REMIX
  • Escapism

    Redie
  • Progression

    Beyond Sunset

Similarity map

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How to use the graph

Similarity map

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.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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).

Rule No. 1: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

Last update: 26/07/2026