Block Shop

[h1]Block Shop - ★★★★☆[/h1] [i] Full review available on the [url=https://www.indieloupe.com/reviews/block-shop]IndieLoupe website.[/url][/i] In [i]Block Shop[/i], each puzzle has the player take various machines and conveyor belts to transform the level’s input blocks to those displayed in the output. It’s a difficult game: not aggravatingly-so, but I think you could look at the concept and assume that there wouldn't be a huge amount of room for depth when it comes to difficulty. I would argue that the level of challenge is perhaps Block Shop’s biggest strength, both in each individual chapter and across the game as a whole. The game’s responsiveness (cleanly updating in real-time as you add and remove machines) encourages players to experiment: it’s very easy to throw something down to test what happens, and to apply tweaks to your factory without it feeling cumbersome or like you’re damaging any progress you might have made. There’s also an excellent hint system which typically gives players just the right amount of information - it helps them along, but they still have a sense of accomplishment upon completing a level. I did have a small problem with this system where it displayed a hint that I didn’t need for my final solution, but given the game’s 81 levels (or 108, including the even-harder bonus levels) and how helpful the hints were in every other instance, I think that’s very forgivable. Block Shop is a wonderful and challenging little puzzler, and an excellent, polished, debut from Foolbox Studios. It is awarded ★★★★☆ by IndieLoupe.com. [quote=0] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45377612-IndieLoupe.com/] Follow our Steam Curator page to keep up with all our reviews! [/url] [/quote] [h3] Video review: [/h3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYd8mhr0WAA