Square's Route

"One more go". This is what I thought about 25 times when trying Square's Route for the first time. It's a game which seems "easy and harmless" when you first play it, with its cute graphics and simple control system, and the first few stages are extremely simple (some of them can be completed in a matter of seconds). Then the game throws you more colours, more environments, more dangers... and I was hooked. Square's Route is genuinely challenging: you not only need to think ahead to make sure you land on the target with the desired side of your cube and reach the end of each stage within a certain number of moves/rolls, but you also have to deal with less-than-friendly fauna and lots more dangers. The secret of the title is that it gets everything right for a puzzle game: a simple control system, an excellently thought-out learning curve (basically, the first 10 levels are a fun tutorial which teaches you how to play and gives you the chance to learn the importance of "landing" on the right side of the cube), a very solid gameplay mechanic and A LOT of levels, which become a real challenge for your brain (but not before level 14) and a bait for your ego, "because I can get 3 stars in that damned level!" Graphics are very clear and crisp, with a "solid" look, and are extremely functional, with no visual element constituting an obstacle to your view of the playing area. The soundtrack is nice, but it gets repetitive after a few minutes. Square's Route is an excellent puzzle game. Recommended to anyone who likes to plan their next move ahead and is not scared by hard challenges. You will spend with this game a lot more time than you'd originally planned to, and it's going to be fun times. I have received a free code from a friend who asked me to give a "gamer's opinion" about the game.

Square's Route is a game in which you control a cube within a mostly isometric world. The aim is to navigate throughout each level so that you squish the specified plants. To squish them, you must move over them with the plant's corresponding colour face down on the cube, however every time you move the cube, it will roll, causing the positions of the colours to change. While this may sound simple, it can get very difficult to work out. Square's Route is very well designed, introducing one new feature and challenge at a time, with level design that ensures you understand what is being introduced before you proceed. I never felt too overwhelmed, but it mixed up the gameplay and kept it interesting. Square's route is incredibly cute and full of charm. You should enjoy this game if you enjoy puzzles, planning ahead, and spatial reasoning.

Disclaimer: [b]I was asked to do a review if given a free copy of the game. I was not required to write a positive review and I told them not to expect one. Fortunately, it is positive.[/b] ----- So I played 40 minutes of this (only need less than an hour to get the concept and the mechanics that comes up as you progress for this game) and cleared 30 levels (some took a few retries to complete or go for 3 stars 'cause OCD). It's a cute puzzle game with cute square cows, hedgehogs, rabbits, fish, etc. and a cute way to squish weeds that look like Venus Fly Traps. Fun for kids and puzzle lovers alike. Some of the levels may be a breeze, however some require thought and planning to get that 3 star. There's not much else to say to be honest. There was one level, 16, where the perfect move counter needs to be higher. I cleared it in 17 moves left (which should be the maximum unless you can clear it with 18 moves left), yet the perfect counter is set to 5. I did point that out to the dev and hopefully they'll adjust that. ----- Check out more games I see that deserve more attention from my curator group: [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/BPUGL]BluePaw's Underrated Games List[/url] Join and/or follow if you wish.

Played on Steam Deck. The first 50 levels are ok for some offline gaming, but when the puzzles get a bit longer the lack of an undo button combined with the hard limit to the move counter really becomes tiresome. I like the creative mechanic of planning your dice faces accordingly where a move left or right will decide the proper positioning of the faces so planning ahead is crucial, but when the puzzles are long or involve teleporters it is impossible to actually strategize and without an undo it is trial and reset with each error that might have been made unknowingly at the start of the stage. Would be a good time with an undo or without the punishing move limit forcing a reset just for attemting the stage.

Received Free from Rezzed 3 Game Mystery Pack. Colourful little game, very simple and challenging. This would probably look less out of place on a tablet or smartphone platform but it worked well on my PC with a keyboard and mouse. However I had to configure the controller settings from scratch but after that it worked well.

Really enjoying the game. Not to easy not difficult.

A nice little puzzle game that get's your brain cells sizzling with increasingly challenging puzzle scenarios. Well worth the download, if you like a game where you can sit back, relax, and think. Pros - Challenging puzzles - Controls are simple and easy - Cute visuals - Music compliments the gameplay and doesn't get annoying Cons - Would be nice to be able to scroll through the world map to revisit previous levels

Something trivial as rolling a cube becomes challening and fun in this simple game. The first few levels are easy and serve the purpose of teaching the basic rules, but as soon as you reach level ~35 there is no way to move without planing. Buy if you enjoy puzzles and cute levels/soundtrack.

24面までプレイしましたが、肌に合わないのでアンインストール。 ゲーム内容は、キューブを操作して適切な色の面で咲いているパックンフラワーみたいなのを踏んで消していくというものです。 三ツ星でクリアするには1ミスも許されず、アンドゥ不可、斜め視点なので右上に移動しようとして↑キーを押すと左上に移動してしまうなど操作性にも若干の不満あり。 スクリーンショットを見るとこの先少し面白くなりそうな気もするのですが、 途中で追加された要素のハリネズミ？も操作に合わせてターンベースで妨害針を出すのではなくリアルタイムで動くので戦略とは関係なしのストレス要素でマイナスと判断しました。 ただ、私が3Dで転がるキューブの先をうまく読めないから楽しめないだけかもしれませんので、マイナス評価ではありますがあまり気にしないでください。

Very fun game!