Forest Home

[i]Forest Home[/i] is a game in the style of the classic [i]Flow[/i], but it is much more complex than anything I have played up to this point in this category - and being a huge fan of the style, I did play quite a few titles, both on PC and Mobile. However, it’s also by far the hardest [i]Flow[/i] variation that I’ve encountered - don’t get fooled by the cute, childish graphics; the game is deadly serious and extremely challenging. Good news though: on every level you can use a hint button free-of-charge that partially solves the level (it usually solves the hardest path you have to connect); plus, it recharges in a matter of seconds. Using a hint will however take up one of the 3 stars you can get for successfully completing a level. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2059375622 The gameplay is basically [i]Flow[/i] with a couple of twists. Just like in the classic game, you’ll need to connect dots of the same colour and at the same time fill the whole board with your paths. In here, the dots are cute animals that have a starting point and an endpoint, therefore your paths are unidirectional. On top of that, some levels require that you first lead the animal to a specific tile containing the food, and only afterwards to the end - because of that the flexibility is restricted in such levels, making it more difficult to find one of the several possible solutions. Another difference from the classic [i]Flow[/i] is that you can have multiple dots of the same colour (2 animals of the same type) and both of them must be guided towards a common den. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2059375507 There are two game modes available: “Adventure” (in which you solve “quests” consisting of 5 levels each, of various sizes and mixed difficulty) and “Quick play” (more similar to the classic [i]Flow[/i] where levels are arranged in packs according to their size and increasing difficulty). Despite the name, there is no story linking the quests in “Adventure” mode, but every 10 levels there is a “Boss” level which consists of 3 extremely challenging puzzles to solve. When you reach a certain number of stars (awarded for completing the “Adventure” puzzles), you unlock a lore page describing one of the elements featured in the game (animal characteristics, forest elements etc.). You can also use the acorns that you gain from completing a level (regardless of the stars or the game mode) to buy different animal skins (a panda instead of a brown bear, a butterfly instead of a bee etc) or unlock level packs in the “Quick play” mode. The majority of the levels have several bridges, which adds substantial complexity. Two paths can cross over one bridge (a path goes above, the other one goes below) and this makes the solutions very difficult - unless thinking in twisted and knotted paths feels natural to you. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2059375462 This game is huuuge. There are more than 1000 levels in “Quick play” and more than 800 in “Adventure” mode. With nearly 2000 levels, the game is bound to keep you occupied for dozens of hours. Considering the length of the game, I find the $10 price to be appropriate but you can also wait until the next major sale to pick it up - it usually goes down to 60%. A note of warning for achievement hunters: the achievements are rewarded for completing all the levels with 3 stars and unlocking various animals; if you use the hint button you will need to replay the level and while doing that it’s worth mentioning that you can’t interrupt your paths (you need to build each path in one go, without releasing the mouse button - not that comfortable when you have big levels with multiple bridges), otherwise a single path will count as two moves. A few similar games on Steam: [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/521130/Dots_eXtreme/]Dots eXtreme[/url], [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082650/Link_the_Animals/]Link the Animals[/url] and on Android: [url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigduckgames.flow]Flow Free[/url], [url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigduckgames.flowbridges&hl=en]Flow Free: Bridges[/url], [url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.happydream.flow.connectdots&hl=en]Connect The Dots - Color Connect - Color Line[/url], [url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.artstorm.flowvip&hl=en]Color Link Deluxe VIP[/url]. [quote]More reviews on the [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/11354094]Lilly's Corner Curator page[/url][/quote]

Ich wage ganz einfach mal ein Negativ-Review für dieses Spiel... Nette Aufmachung und schöne Puzzleform, klar, keine Frage, aber ich kann es weder für Kinder, noch für anspruchsvolle Jugendliche und/oder Erwachsene empfehlen, da das Angebot hier in meinen Augen einfach nur so ein Zeitgeist-Produkt darstellt. Schnelle Erfolge, schön verpackt, Steam-Errungenschaften farmen, Tiere freischalten, am Totem drehen, Tagesbelohnung abholen, Hinweis nutzen, wenn man nicht weiter weiß, alles easy und schnell schnell etc. Einen echten Spielwert oder Nachhaltigkeit kann ich hier nicht erkennen. Hier wurde einfach die schöne Puzzleform in eine Art 'Grinder' gepackt. Ich empfehle sich zu besinnen, was man hier eigentlich tut, und seine kostbare Zeit mit etwas sinnvollerem zu gestalten, anstatt hier Level für Level lösen zu wollen. Und Kinderpakete anzubieten heisst für mich hier einfach nur, Kinder auf dieses System "einzuspielen". Vorsicht, nicht von der bunten und niedlichen Aufmachung blenden lassen, liebe Eltern! Vermute ja fast noch ein Hinzufügen von "Käufe im Spiel". Wirkt auf mich jedenfalls so.

Pretty casual but fun! The idea isn't exactely new, rather a beginner example of math's game theory, but it's just well made! Pros: - Fun for kids and adults (easy kid level pack for free) - No premium-service-buy-in stuff (at least on pc version, can't tell for others) - You can start right off the bat, no tutorials required - Difficulty ramps up - a nice challenge in some later levels - Lots of levels Cons: - A little repetitive (which I don't mind); still some new elements after food and bridges would spice it up - In later levels it's a matter of "try and error" which animal may eat which food (when you have 2 moles and 1 worm only one of the two can eat it) - If you invest a lot of acorns into animals you might need to grind already solved levels to get enough acorns for new level packs

It is a cute puzzle game where you need to connect multiple points in a grid. It is really, really nice and has an absolutely absurd amount of levels but also has a couple of annoying issues: - you can only start connection from one of the points instead of both like it is with pretty much any other game like this, - the star ratings you get for levels it gives you that force you to solve every level in the minimum amount of moves which is just stupid with a game like this. I ended up just solving it once properly, screenshoting the solution and then replaying the level which is kinda a waste of time. Works without any issues on Linux with Proton (6.3-7).

ポイントとポイントを線でつなぐパズルです。盤面を一本の線で埋めるのではなく、複数の異なるポイントがあり、線も複数になるタイプ。 かなり長いあいだ（７時間近く）ゲームをやっているのにめちゃくちゃ簡単な問題が大多数を占めています。まったく歯ごたえのない思考する必要なしのレベルが当たり前のように出てくる。レベルの数が多いのでまだ中盤が始まった頃ではありますが、長時間やっているのだからもう簡単なレベルはお終いにしてほしいです。そうかと思えば何の前触れもなく異常なほど難しいレベルが混ざっていることがありました。難易度上昇のデザインがでたらめ。 そしてキーやボタンひとつで最初からやり直すことができないのが不便。 出てくる動物は可愛いです。ゲーム内のポイントを使って新しい動物をアンロックすることができるのもいい。むしろ簡単なパズルをリラックスしてやりたいという人にはおすすめです。詰まったら答えを見られるので難しいレベルで進めなくなることはないです。

This game is adorable, cute and wonderful and... also very hard. What you see in the pictures and video explains the game play. The music and sound effects of animals work well with everything. Every level you go to and play: all of them are colorful and enjoyable and makes you want to keep going. There is a hint system... except for when you are on the boss. It took me nearly 30min+ to figure out one of the levels (boss level)! Probably shouldn't solve puzzles when you are sleepy... You can actually play this game with a controller and on a touch screen. When you complete a level, you get to spin on a totem (which laughs at you). There are things popping up everywhere, which are colorful and makes you want to click on them. You also get stars and acorns. Acorns are used to buy more cute animals! If you are a strategic, puzzle, animal loving, cute thing staring at and need a challenge: the game says "HELLO!" happily to you! Thank you for the very cute, yet challenging game!!! :D :) =)

I never thought I'd get addicted to this game, but it keeps me coming back. A real winner!

A fun little puzzle game with cute graphics and music.

The models are colorful and gameplay is riddled with mazes. Runs windowed, doubles as a second screen. Light and rewarding.

Ich finde das Spiel hat einen enormen Niedlichkeitsfaktor. Die Level sind teilweise fast zu leicht, teilweise schon knifflig zu lösen. Ich versuche ohne Hint auszukommen und dann ist manchmal durchaus mehrfach durchdenken gefragt. Es gibt jede Menge Level und auch einen Abenteuermodus, aber ich finde den Normalpreis für so ein Spielchen etwas happig - im Sale kann ich ein Zugreifen empfehlen.