Hexa Away

schrodingers mobile game This game is surprisingly fun, and really satisfying. Honestly, I can't really imagine a way to improve the idea. It does challenge you, and the moment when you realize something you can do and it all clicks is legendary. But, it's fairly obvious, this game wasn't made with pure heart. There are very obvious mobile gaming cliches everywhere you look. Why does this game need powerups? Why are there 3 chests you can purchase, and why should we need them? Why is there an in-app currency that's also purchaseable? Why are there obnoxious banner ads, and also a way to pay to remove them? Why are there missions? Why are there a limited number of lives? All of these ideas kind of feel like they had one specific motivator, which like most mobile games, is consistent money. And as it would seem, you did a good job! But I think the creators of this game can have so much potential outside of this. It just pains me to see them force so many monetization methods into this, because if they hadn't, this would be one of my favorite mobile games. Creators, if you're reading this: You can make something else! You don't have to make a money-maximizing puzzle game that has useless mechanics to keep people playing and paying. I think you could make the next big game. But this game, even though it's fairly nice, just doesn't hit that mark. It blends into the background along with every other monetizable game idea, it's just that this one happens to be real. Just look at Geometry Dash. All they have is a lite version with ads, a paid version for cheap, and a few spinoffs. And the creator of that game, RobTop, has like a million dollars! That's just because instead of cramming ads and DLC and stuff, he just made a good game. A lot of kids I know play the lite version, and I've asked a few of them why, and I kid you not, all of them say something akin to "all the other ones are too annoying". Geometry Dash just has ads and ONE potential purchase, and your game has...all of that. So all in all, I do think the game is genuinely good, but it's just so degraded by everything that was added for profit. Thus, I give it one star.