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Troublemaker

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Grab a backpack, boxing tape, and focus on what high school is all about: Beating the ever loving crap out of one another! Troublemaker blends favorite action-adventure-beat-'em-up elements from the strongest traditions in the genre.

What works

  • Engaging and culturally rich story
  • Humorous and relatable dialogue
  • Varied minigames add gameplay variety
  • Skill upgrade and move customization
  • Good soundtrack and art style

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat is repetitive with limited moveset
  • Technical bugs and occasional crashes
  • Voice acting inconsistent and sometimes cringe
  • Short game length and limited exploration
  • Some ui and control issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Legend of Tianding

  • Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

  • Walking Zombie 2

  • Valakas Story

  • The Upturned

  • Anomaly Agent

More fantastical

Games that feels like Troublemaker but with more imaginative fiction

  • Cinderella Escape 2 Revenge

  • 近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau

  • The RPG

  • YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

  • BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut

  • Samurai Vandalism

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

Last update: 21/08/2026