Slikoban
[EN/US]
SlikoBan is another game inspired by the Sokoban game genre and you have to put some colored blocks in the right spots by pushing them through the levels. The difference between Sliko and SlikoBan is that in the later one you can push the blocks any number of tiles you want, although that should make the game easier that’s not what happens here. The game is difficult and the late level are kinda frustrating. But it’s difficulty doesn’t make it a bad game, quite the opposite, is the challenge that makes it a good game.
– Real player with 11.8 hrs in game
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Very good. I like the way the box moves, it looks really cool. Nice graphics and fun gameplay.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Arctictopia
Arctictopia is a puzzle-solving game in the Arctic Ocean. Figure out routes and plan your moves to help mama polar bear find her cub on the melting ice.
As the ice sheets melt away, the polar bears' route home becomes even more treacherous…
Features
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10 unique mechanics woven into 150 intriguing levels.
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Immerse yourself in a hand-drawn, picture book-styled (but frigid!) North Pole and as you cross the Arctic Ocean.
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Plan your every step carefully — with each move you make, the ice under your paws melts a bit.
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Relax and take your time puzzle-solving. It’s easy to retrace your steps or try a different level. Chill and enjoy the challenge.
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Adorable cub, seal and puffin.
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BOOM Bound
BOOM Bound is a Fast-paced, Real-time, Strategic Movement and Pattern game where you can play online with up to 6 friends.
The goal of the game is to have the player get across the map by dodging repeating explosions and moving objects.
Inspired by one of the best real-time strategy UMS category (bound) of all time. This game currently has:
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100 unique levels that will keep you busy for hours!
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8 unique explosion patterns and level themes!
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7 Player skins!
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True cross-platform/cross-device online multiplayer play (Windows, Mac, Android, iOS)!
In the future, I plan to add these high-level features:
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Endless Mode v1 (There are no safe zones and the Area is the level. You don’t have time to prepare and must dodge by memorizing where to go in a trial-by-error style fashion)
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Endless Mode v2 (Player Spawns on the level with one life and upon beating it, will take them to the next level (or else they start over))
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13 More Levels with Explosion Patterns
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Leaderboard/Achievements
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Level Editor
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Allow players to host private & public lobbies to show off their custom-made levels
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Cubiscape 2
It COULD be a fun puzzle game but the movements are confusing since you might move in the wrong direction because you thought W took you in a different direction to where it actually moves you. it should just be you click the adjacent square you move to
– Real player with 147.4 hrs in game
I see no downsides. Here is a list - a small one - why this game is good.
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free to play
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nice logic puzzles
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build your own puzzles
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start with easy riddles end with brain breaking hard ones
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regular updates
It’s a yes from me. If you want to chill, beat some time and solve riddles. This could be a game for you. :)
– Real player with 6.3 hrs in game
Sliko
[EN/US]
Sliko is a type of Sokoban game where you have to put some colored blocks in the right spots by sliding them through the levels and despite it’s simple gameplay the levels can be somewhat difficult. The difficult increases little by little, level by level, but there as some early levels that are way harder than some late ones. All in all, Sliko is a great game and it’s worthy its cost.
[PT/BR]
Sliko é um tipo de jogo Sokoban onde você tem que colocar blocos coloridos nos lugares certos e isso é feito deslizando-os pelo nível e apesar da jogabilidade bem simples o jogo é um pouco difícil. A dificuldade em si vai aumentando de pouco em pouco, nível a nível, mas tem alguns níveis iniciais que são mais difíceis do que níveis posteriores. Tendo tudo isso em mente, Sliko é um ótimo jogo e vale a pena o preço.
– Real player with 6.4 hrs in game
Nice game! The game is simple, objective, with good graphics and challenging. Another highlight is the relaxing soundtrack, looking forward to the continuation and dlc’s.
– Real player with 4.0 hrs in game
Blackshift
I’ve played a lot of puzzle games before, but it’s been a very long time since I’ve been this enthralled by one! There are so many interesting puzzle elements that are introduced completely organically, allowing you to understand them without the use of an explicit tutorial and, instead, through experimentation. New elements are presented even late into the game, which always made me excited to see what would lie in each new area.
The exploration is also fantastic, with secrets hidden in tricky to reach areas that give puzzles an extra layer of depth and make hunting around every nook and cranny feel properly rewarding. The amazing, outside-of-the-box solutions to some of the secrets were mind blowing and always felt amazing to figure out!
– Real player with 324.7 hrs in game
On September 22nd, 2020 the game Chip’s Challenge became free on Steam. In Chip’s Challenge you control a character on a tile grid and solve a series of puzzles around moving blocks, opening doors, using tools, avoiding enemies, etc. to reach an end. Here’s the thing, Chip’s Challenge is now thirty years old and shows its age. Puzzle design that seemed engaging and exciting to me in 1995 is now tedious and dull. The joy has worn off.
On September 22nd, 2020 the game Blackshift published on Steam. Blackshift is Chip’s Challenge if it were, well, still good. The base description of the mechanics are the same (ok, you blow up a thing instead of finding an exit) but the “etc.” above keeps on going and going. Even as far as the 98th level new ideas are being added. Puzzles are often creative and surprising. Sure, across 100 levels not all are going to be winners, but by and large figuring out a level is a joy. Every time you beat one you just have to peek at the next one to see what it has to offer. And then you’re there and you just have to give it a try. Then suddenly it’s hours later than when you wanted to stop playing.
– Real player with 38.0 hrs in game
Chessformer
Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. Each of the pieces moves as expected, but they fall down after moving and can’t move again until they stop falling. Pieces also stack on top of each other which is key to solving most levels. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don’t worry about losing any pieces.
Perseverance Mission - Astronaut Charlie
I like it very much. This game is awesome. It might be difficult at first. If you play for a while, it will challenge you a lot. Thank you for creating a good puzzle game.
– Real player with 6.9 hrs in game
Another tile sliding puzzle with a cat. This one has a sci-fi theme and spacey music. You can only really see it’s a cat on the title screen, otherwise it’s just a small mars rover that goes along the path. It gets a bit tedious towards the end when there is only one tile to spare but that’s pretty standard for tile sliders. Nice for an evening with a puzzle and some bright warm colored mars environments.
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
Changes
Got this game the first week it was out, and I’m really enjoying it so far!
If I had to describe it succinctly, I would say “challenging and relaxing at the same time”, which is difficult to pull off!
The music combined with the surreal visuals give it a serene and engrossing quality, yet the puzzles are very challenging so it feels really satisfying to solve them! This game is good for being able to just block out the outside world and get lost in this colony of living cells and solving the puzzles to set everything right!
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
disclosure: i did some pre-release playtesting on this game, and i know the developers personally
i should note that i haven’t finished this game at time of review (there’s lots more here than what i’ve played), but i want to call some attention to this game as it could really use more eyes
as the description states, the game is inspired by Conway’s Game of Life, something i wasn’t familiar with before being introduced to this game, and introducing a player piece to that system produces a lot of curious results. solving puzzles inside of these rules creates a kind of science, where the player learns to use specific techniques for movement, destruction, and creation to solve the problem. it feels like trying to control chaos, and even the smallest mistake can often result in your attempt literally blowing up in front of you
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
Rob Riches
One of the best puzzle games I’ve played.
Very high quality and offers decent challenge.
– Real player with 14.9 hrs in game
Game plays super smooth and has very interesting and fun puzzles. Definitely recommend it to anyone that loves puzzle games and games with a similar theme, it’s a lot of fun
– Real player with 11.7 hrs in game