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Struggling

2020

Should you play it?

Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.

What works

  • Unique and creative gameplay mechanics
  • Excellent cooperative local play
  • Funny and surreal art style and humor
  • Great soundtrack and sound design
  • Rewarding challenge and progression

Things to keep in mind

  • Frustrating and inconsistent controls
  • Physical strain from intense controller use
  • Lack of native online multiplayer
  • Some players find difficulty spikes punishing
  • Short playtime with limited replay value

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Wildfire

  • Embr

  • Frog Sqwad 🐸

  • Windswept

  • Lost Castle / 失落城堡

  • Bread & Fred

More violent

Games that feels like Struggling but with more combat and destruction

  • Astral Ascent

  • Alien Hominid HD

  • Rampage Knights

  • Viking Squad

  • Absolum

  • Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Struggling but with less survival pressure

  • PHOGS!

  • Knights And Bikes

  • Rayman® Origins

  • Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

  • POPUCOM

  • It Takes Two Friend's Pass

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Struggling. These titles are not in What to play next.

Struggling: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026