Tidy Cauldron

[b]6/10[/b] Block puzzle with an occult theme, good enough for fans of the genre, but mediocre as a game. [b]What is it:[/b] A block puzzle game, you must place blocks of different shapes into a grid. Instead of abstract blocks in an abstract grid, you are a witch placing ingredients in a cauldron/on the summoning floor/on the reading table, for some kind of spell. There are three different chapters, each with a size and a theme. The first batch is with small puzzles, up to 5x5, you’re cooking up magic potions. The second batch is with 7x7 levels, and you are summoning evil creatures. And the last batch is with 8x8 levels, and you are fortune telling. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3304452430 If you don’t mind the occult theme, the game is decently done, on par with the Steam favorites Cats/Dogs Organized Neatly. Good levels with a decent difficulty curve, good QoL, neat graphics and music, and a well chosen theme. Each new discovered shape gets a funny introduction, and you’ll get to meet drooling snails, black and white cats, severed fingers, cerberi, mandrake roots, and many other things. And when you pick them up, they are animated and move in funny ways. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3304452389 Once again, [b]warning[/b], the game has occult themes: inverted pentagrams, magic, scary (but cute) creatures and objects. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3304452318 [b]How hard is it:[/b] Easy to moderate for this type of game. It gets challenging about halfway through, you’ll have to rely on trial and error to find an arrangement that works. [b]How long is it:[/b] 100 levels, 2-5 hours, and you have 3 level skips. [b]Level design:[/b] Not bad, but not that good either. I personally don’t like the trial and error nature of the bigger levels. [b]Quality:[/b] OK, but not great. A good level select. Mouse only controls. A few settings. No cloud saving, plenty of achievements, including bad ones, and many of them don’t unlock properly. Small, fast and responsive. [b]Worth the price:[/b] Wait for a discount. [b]Most positive aspect for me:[/b] Well done theming. [b]Most negative aspect for me:[/b] Personally not a big fan of this genre. [b]What would make it better:[/b] Keyboard and controller support. Cloud saving. Multiple save profiles. Hints. It doesn’t fit properly on the Steam Deck, make sure it works at 1280x800. [b]Also consider:[/b] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369340/Cats_Organized_Neatly/?curator_clanid=25928931]Cats Organized Neatly[/url] and [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1597730/Dogs_Organized_Neatly/?curator_clanid=25928931]Dogs Organized Neatly[/url], similar block puzzles with a theme. [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825510/Polyoshapes/?curator_clanid=25928931]Polyoshapes[/url] challenging block puzzle with a material feel. [quote]For more puzzle game reviews, news and everything puzzle-related, follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/25928931-Puzzle-Lovers/]Puzzle Lovers[/url] and check out our [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/puzzlelovers]Steam group[/url].[/quote] [quote]Follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]IndieGems[/url] for more reviews like this one.[/quote]