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Overview:
This has become one of my new favorite games! I have been playing it almost every night to wind down before bed. The music is very relaxing and with dark mode it’s easy on the eyes for nighttime. If you like the aesthetic of Mini Metro and Hexcells I think you will enjoy this game.
Game Modes:
My favorite game modes are Classic and Blitz. I also really love Zen when I just want to play a casual game. I really appreciate that I have the ability to select the type of game I would like to play based on my mood. You aren’t stuck to just one game mode like some other puzzle games. It helps to make the game more dynamic and also addictive! You can play super relaxing game modes or if you are more into fast paced challenging games you have that option as well.
– Real player with 24.4 hrs in game
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The game do not stress you at all. Just play as long as you want.
– Real player with 23.4 hrs in game
Relaxicon
At some point, when you’re far along in terms of earned points and don’t want the particular run to end, it becomes less Relaxicon and a bit more Concentraticon and even Tensicon. Mainly, though, it is a simple, fairly easy and relaxing way to pass the time and work your brain and language skills. I really like the very detailed dictionary-based explanation of each applied word. It’s especially good for those learning the language - or just wanting to broaden their vocabulary.
Much recommended!
– Real player with 39.8 hrs in game
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Pros
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Minimalist word game with great “feel” and responsiveness. Elements pop, float, and drift with natural animations.
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Gameplay is straightforward and self-explanatory. Like Scrabble or Boggle, it maintains its longevity through simplicity. Longer words score higher. Varied words prevent hitting the “same letter limit.”
Cons
- Dictionary is inconsistent. Sometimes word forms like past-participles, adverbs, and gerunds are allowed. Other times they are not. It all depends on whether the specific word is arbitrarily in the accepted word list or not. This becomes a problem when you’re at risk of a letter-limit game-over or fail a “minimum word length” challenge because you can’t add a -ing, -ous, or -tten suffix.
– Real player with 17.6 hrs in game
Sudocats
Cats are wonderful creatures but you better not put them together without proper introduction. So, plan ahead to display them in the right order so they get along!
• Relaxing experience
• Classic sudoku with cats
• 4x4, 6x6 and 9x9 puzzles
• Customizable grid/background
• You can change cats/numbers anytime
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Tiny Bubbles
Tiny Bubbles is a world class casual puzzle game. It’s a joy to play each moment because the physics are so robust, and it still manages to be a genuine challenge. I love how the mechanics are loose enough to where you straight up have to quickly finesse the physics sometimes to beat the level, or you can take your time and megamind it. Add the “Nick’s Praise Award” to your giant award cabinet.
– Real player with 50.8 hrs in game
Tiny Bubbles is one of those puzzle games that is mesmerizingly beautiful and zen to play.
I loved the beautiful sounds and peacefully balanced levels. I could enjoy mastering the challenges without having the cognitive overhead of a complicated UI often found in other puzzle games.
Everything was very intuitive. Actions primarily were fill colors and break barriers to merge liquid into a larger surface area.
I could play this game for hours. It helps me relax when stressed.
– Real player with 31.2 hrs in game
Osmos
Osmos, a place where zen and chaos meet in perfect harmony. This is challenging title with near endless possible solutions if you’ve the patience to float your way to find them and achieve victory. Currently sold on steam stores for £7.19, it is a fine addition to any puzzling/physics-based gamers library, albeit a little pricey for a game of its age. Available on PC and now updated for newer version Mac’s as of 2019.
Released in 2009, I bought Osmos a year after release, which feels now like a great many years ago. I found comfort in the ambience and challenge in the controllable pace, which challenged my younger self’s hubris and rewards my older self’s ability in employing patience to see how things unfold over time.
– Real player with 45.5 hrs in game
The principle of this game is fairly easy: you start off as a small sphere shaped object (I call it the “cell”) and seek to be the largest object on the rectangular shaped map. The rules are simple: if you touch a cell smaller than you in dimensions, you consume the counterpart and grow larger. If you make contact with a larger object, you will be consumed. You can move only by discharging mass from within your cell in the opposite direction you wish to move along. The repulsive force will accelerate your movement. Of course this will make you shrink and be exposed to new threats. So you better not waste too much mass. You are given only one tool and that is the control over the pace of time.
– Real player with 34.8 hrs in game
Linklight
I purchased this game a few day’s ago and I was immediately drawn to the gameplay. For someone who enjoy’s a lot of puzzle games, this was a good pass-time to play for a few hours at a time. The levels does continuously get harder and focus more on the problem solving. I definitely recommend the game for those who like to give your brain a small challenge.
– Real player with 62.2 hrs in game
Edit– Just beat it- Was a fantastic game– Looking forward for future content. Honestly- For the price this game is well worth the 8 bucks I paid for this and they plan on adding more content.
Really simple and relaxing game, kinda like that water pipe game. It does get challenging.
Ran into some bugs and a level issue, devs got back to me personally, which felt odd– Reflecting on it, it kinda made me think this is what early access is really about. Homie said he would fix and update the game quickly. Felt like the dude was personally making me a video game– It was odd, but, hell… These are the kinda devs I want to support.
– Real player with 16.5 hrs in game
Leaf Tree
Relaxing atmosphere + pleasant/challenging puzzles
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
This game has potential if it was developed upon, Took me a total of 1 hr and 16 mins to complete. Not bad.
I would recommend the game if you have a spare hour and honestly just looking for something to pass the time.
Some things i would add/change if i was the developer;
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Pause screen (Instead of hitting ESC to pause instead closes the game)
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Mute music only button, I think the sounds are good except the music. Found that annoying.
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Make the “Level Complete” stand out more.
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Allow level replayability.
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game