Swordbreaker The Game similar games & best alternatives

Swordbreaker The Game

Mac, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, PlayStation Vita • 2015

Should you play it?

The Swordbreaker game is interactive fiction with lots of illustrations where you and you alone get to choose the storyline and the ending!

What works
  • Rich and detailed comic-style artwork
  • High replayability with many branching paths and endings
  • Humorous and dark fantasy setting
  • Affordable price
  • Engaging trial-and-error gameplay
Things to keep in mind
  • Short playtime per run
  • Repetitive deaths can frustrate
  • Limited music variety
  • No save/load mid-game
  • Interface usability issues

What to play next

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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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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  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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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).

Swordbreaker The Game: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Experimenting, Fantasy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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