Zooblies

A fun little puzzler that I originally set out to play for 30 minutes - ended up losing over 3 hours controlling time to be pixel perfect. At first I thought I would get the stars on each level before moving on, but had to commit to come back with more coffee for more than a few.

Fun little addictive game at a good price point. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1740267136 PROS good control options original twist on a classic genre addictive challenging without being frustrating CONS no volume control minimal menu

Review update: Finally finished the game earlier today (January 21, 2023). Time played looks like it was just over 5 hours. I played the entire game on the Steam Deck in handheld fashion, and it worked well enough, but I can see how using a mouse might be beneficial for moving things around more quickly when needed. Each level has a "Star" in it, that's placed in a certain area that makes it challenging to get. I didn't get the Star in each level, just in some of the levels. I'm not sure if the game has anything extra in it if you get all the Stars, but if you like an extra challenge and 100%ing games, getting the Star in each level certainly adds to the challenge. It took me multiple attempts on certain levels to figure them out. Then, there were a few levels that seemed like I just walked straight through them without any challenge really happening, but after getting stuck on some levels for a while, these walk through levels were almost a breath of fresh air. But, I do wonder if there was something that caused some of the levels to maybe no function properly, but maybe they were functioning as designed, and just giving players a break. As I said on the first day I played this, it cost less than a cup of coffee from a local coffee shop, and should provide a few solid hours of fun gameplay. If you enjoy puzzle games, and things that make you think, I would recommend giving this one a try. ***Written the day it released: I haven't beaten this yet, but I watched the trailer and was like, "Ah, puzzles? Let's give this a try." I flew through the first set of levels, most without any problems. There's one I did get stuck on, but fortunately all the levels are open to play from the start, so after I tried it for a while I just exited it and went to the next one. (I think all the levels are unlocked and playable from the start, but could be wrong on some of later ones.) I'm currently 40+ levels in it, and stuck on another level at the moment, but I'm enjoying how the game is challenging me to think of solutions. The sound effects fit the gameplay well. They're not annoying, but are well done for the gameplay style. What about music? I find the track fantastic! It's a simple enough track (think Addams Family inspired, maybe?). I've been playing this on my Steam Deck, and haven't played it in my PC. I did go in and adjust one controller setting after a few levels to make it better for the Steam Deck in my opinion. I made the jump button a dedicated button press, instead of just pressing up on the D-Pad. I'm not sure how much longer it'll take me to complete, but if you think you might enjoy a puzzler with simple physics and a cool time mechanic, I would definitely recommend picking this up and giving it a try. It cost less than a cup of coffee from a local coffee shop, and should provide a few solid hours of fun gameplay from what I've played so far. I'll try to update my review when I finish it. Disclaimer: I communicated and worked with one of the developers of this several years ago on something completely unrelated to this, and I did buy this game outright on my own.