Really nice concept and super clean execution. Wish I’d had 1/2 this restraint on adding complexity when I made my own tile-based puzzle game[0]
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#12I really love how the first few levels teach you about various solving elements and patterns. very well done.
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#13Android gestures need to be prevented in order for the game to work on mobile (drag finger from right to left go back). Nice game thought.
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#14Nice job. I'm reminded of the "Lights Out" game [1].
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#15Did I just get flipped in level 13? I really like it, the level progression feels good. Very nice execution.
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#16Level 60 is a fun one
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#17Level 60 is a fun one
Yes I got stuck there for a while. I did a few more after that but my interest waned. I did spend a lot fo time feeling ike a pixel in Conway's game of Life.
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#18Android gestures need to be prevented in order for the game to work on mobile (drag finger from right to left go back). Nice game thought.
Interesting. I don't get that on my android phone. What model and browser are you using?
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#19Love it. The “par” value is a huge hint. You might consider hiding it
That makes sense. I think what I'm gonna try is hiding it until the level is solved at least once.
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#20Very nice and satisfying, but I would suggest ramping up the difficulty a little faster. I got until lvl 15 by just flipping the obvious areas, taking no more than 2 seconds. It's otherwise very cool and minimalist. Edit: limiting it to square flips was a great idea. There are just enough moves to make the answer non-obvious (after lvl 15), but not so many possible moves that you get overwhelmed. --- Edit 2: I just r…
Thanks! And yeah, I've gotten the suggestion to ramp up difficulty faster from a few people.
Although interestingly some other people in the comments here say they liked how the progression goes.
And that's an interesting little game you made.
And I spent quite some time creating an algorithm and solver to find the par for Unflip. I'm planning to release a blog post about it soon