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The Anomaly Project

2024

Should you play it?

Your goal is simple, spot anomalies to escape. Play alone or together with up to 8 players in online co-op. Make the right decisions to advance to the next level, or risk being reset to the beginning!

What works

  • Fun and engaging multiplayer experience
  • Creative and varied anomalies
  • Good replayability with multiple maps
  • Atmospheric psychological horror
  • Frequent updates and developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and short gameplay
  • Some maps less engaging or tedious
  • Microtransactions lock cosmetic options
  • Technical issues and optimization problems
  • Story mode and some updates underwhelming

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with The Anomaly Project. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

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.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • 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.

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 The Anomaly Project. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Anomaly Project: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Violence.

Last update: 22/08/2026