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The Mammoth: A Cave Painting

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2017

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Quick resume

Tell the 5 million year story of the mammoth in 5 minutes.

Global score

92/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie

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    Pros

    • Beautiful and unique cave painting art style
    • Emotional and meaningful narrative
    • Free to play with easy achievement
    • Short and accessible gameplay
    • Good voice narration and music

    Cons

    • Very short gameplay duration (~5 minutes)
    • Limited gameplay depth and challenge
    • Linear and predetermined story with no branching
    • No multiplayer or social features
    • Some players found narration and controls lacking polish

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Survival, Competence, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation.

    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
      2

      "Players control the mammoth's movement and actions freely, but gameplay is simple and linear."

    • Competence
      1

      "Gameplay is easy with minimal challenge, mostly moving and simple combat."

    • Competition
      -5

      "No competitive elements or comparison to others; purely single player narrative experience."

    • Continuation
      -4

      "Very short game (~5 minutes) with low replay value beyond achievement hunting."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Entirely single player with no cooperative or multiplayer features."

    • Creativity
      3

      "Unique cave painting art style and narrative presentation, but gameplay is predefined and simple."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No social dominance or power over others; no multiplayer or social interactions."

    • Escapism
      3

      "Players engage in a fictional prehistoric narrative, providing emotional and thematic escape."

    • Expectation
      -3

      "Players engage voluntarily for story and achievement; no obligation or pressure reported."

    • Experimenting
      -2

      "Gameplay is straightforward and linear with limited exploration or experimentation."

    • Exploration
      -3

      "Linear progression through known environments; no open exploration or discovery."

    • Expression
      -4

      "No customization or player expression; fixed art and narrative presentation."

    • Fantasy
      4

      "Set in prehistoric times with stylized cave painting visuals; imaginative fiction."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "No community or social features; purely solo experience."

    • Growth
      1

      "Some learning through story and narrative, but minimal skill development."

    • Health
      -5

      "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity involved."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires player attention during short play session; not a background or idle game."

    • Intimacy
      -4

      "No social or emotional connections beyond player and narrative; no interpersonal interaction."

    • Leadership
      -4

      "No leadership or group management mechanics; player controls only the mammoth."

    • Progression
      1

      "Minimal progression limited to story advancement and achievement completion."

    • Relaxation
      2

      "Calm pacing with simple controls and soothing narration; some emotional tension from story."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Visually distinctive art style and atmospheric music provide sensory engagement."

    • Status
      -5

      "No social recognition or status systems present."

    • Story
      5

      "Strong narrative focus with emotional storytelling and voice narration."

    • Strategy
      -4

      "Gameplay is simple and linear with minimal strategic or problem-solving elements."

    • Thrill
      1

      "Some emotional tension from story but gameplay is low risk and predictable."

    • Value
      4

      "Free game with easy achievement and meaningful story offers good value for time."

    • Violence
      1

      "Includes combat against hunters but presented in a narrative context rather than glorified violence."

    • Survival
      3

      "Core theme involves protecting offspring and surviving hunters, though gameplay is simple."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026