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The Henry Stickmin Collection

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

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Quick resume

A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.

Global score

99/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie, Point-and-click

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    Pros

    • Humorous and entertaining story with many endings
    • Nostalgic remaster of classic flash games
    • High replayability through choice exploration
    • Polished animations and voice acting
    • Accessible and easy gameplay

    Cons

    • Game crashes in fullscreen mode reported
    • Some achievements (bios) can be tedious to collect
    • Limited gameplay depth and challenge
    • Short overall playtime for full completion
    • 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 Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Experimenting, Story, 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
      5

      "Players make frequent choices that direct the story and outcomes, embodying high personal control and freedom."

    • Competence
      1

      "Gameplay is simple point-and-click with easy difficulty, but players engage in exploring multiple endings and achievements, providing some skill and challenge."

    • Competition
      -4

      "Focus is on personal exploration and enjoyment without competitive elements or leaderboards."

    • Continuation
      3

      "Players often replay to discover all endings and achievements, showing habitual engagement and attachment."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single-player experience with no cooperative or multiplayer features."

    • Creativity
      3

      "Players experiment with different choices and paths, though within predefined story branches."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; purely individual experience."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use humor, absurdity, and nostalgic references to escape real life and enjoy lighthearted distraction."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Engagement is voluntary and motivated by intrinsic interest and enjoyment, not obligation."

    • Experimenting
      5

      "Game encourages trying all possible choices, exploring multiple endings and fails."

    • Exploration
      4

      "Players discover many different story branches, secrets, and character bios."

    • Expression
      -3

      "Limited character customization; expression mainly through choice of story path rather than avatar personalization."

    • Fantasy
      5

      "Highly imaginative, comedic, and absurd scenarios with stick figure characters and improbable events."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "No social or community features; experience is solitary."

    • Growth
      2

      "Players learn story details, references, and how to unlock achievements, though gameplay skill demands are low."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires active attention to make choices and watch animations; not a background or idle game."

    • Intimacy
      -5

      "No social or emotional relationship building with other players."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership or group management elements."

    • Progression
      3

      "Players collect achievements, character bios, and unlock multiple endings, showing accumulation of in-game rewards."

    • Relaxation
      4

      "Lighthearted humor and simple gameplay provide a relaxing, enjoyable experience."

    • Sensation
      2

      "Visuals and audio are simple but polished; humor and references provide emotional stimulation."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social recognition or status systems present."

    • Story
      5

      "Strong narrative focus with multiple branching plots, character development, and humor."

    • Strategy
      1

      "Minimal strategic challenge; choices affect story but require little planning or problem solving."

    • Thrill
      1

      "Some suspense in choice outcomes but overall low risk and tension."

    • Value
      3

      "Good perceived value for price, especially on sale; provides hours of entertainment and replayability."

    • Violence
      -4

      "Fails often involve comedic deaths but game is non-violent in tone and style, focusing on humor rather than destruction."

    • Survival
      -4

      "No survival or resource management elements; stable, low-risk gameplay."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026