puzzle Archives - iFanzine.com https://www.ifanzine.com/tag/puzzle/ Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad games. Reviewed. Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:37:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 The Container is ‘Guess the Jellybeans’ for the iOS Generation – Daily Contests Incoming https://www.ifanzine.com/the-container-gets-daily-contests/ https://www.ifanzine.com/the-container-gets-daily-contests/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:37:05 +0000 https://ifanzine.com/?p=147115 The Container is one of the oldest games on the block, though there’s nothing else like it on mobile. The concept is timeless, and you’ll no doubt recognise it from childhood trips to the summer fair. In short, you’re presented with a jar of jellybeans and invited to guess how many there are. Not just jellybeans, of course. Being a smartphone app, The Container is a lot more versatile. It also lets you guess the number of jacks in a […]

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]]> https://www.ifanzine.com/the-container-gets-daily-contests/feed/ 27 Interview: Ivan Kovalov on His Unforgettable Puzzler ‘G30’ https://www.ifanzine.com/interview-ivan-kovalov-on-his-unforgettable-puzzler-g30/ https://www.ifanzine.com/interview-ivan-kovalov-on-his-unforgettable-puzzler-g30/#respond Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:16:15 +0000 http://ifanzine.com/?p=144793 G30 (out now, $4.99) is one of the most intriguing and affecting gaming experiences I’ve had on my iPhone in recent memory. So when Ivan Kovalov, the solo dev behind this impeccably crafted puzzler, got in touch with me recently to see if I’d be interested in covering the game on iFanzine, I jumped at the chance to pick his brain about its creation, social message, award-winning success, and more. Check out our chat below… Thanks so much for joining me for […]

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]]> https://www.ifanzine.com/interview-ivan-kovalov-on-his-unforgettable-puzzler-g30/feed/ 0 How We Programmed a Believable AI for a Silly TicTacToe Game https://www.ifanzine.com/how-we-programmed-a-believable-ai-for-a-silly-tictactoe-game/ https://www.ifanzine.com/how-we-programmed-a-believable-ai-for-a-silly-tictactoe-game/#respond Tue, 24 Apr 2018 10:32:04 +0000 http://ifanzine.com/?p=143257 Hello, Johan from Pastille here! One of the first games we made was called Bill Ball Boll, it started out as a Tic-Tac-Toe board game that you could play with a friend on your phone or tablet. The twist was that you played on 9 grids instead of one, so the game could be played simultaneously on 9 3×3 boards. You could choose what board to place a mark on and jump around between them however you wanted. As we […]

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]]> https://www.ifanzine.com/how-we-programmed-a-believable-ai-for-a-silly-tictactoe-game/feed/ 0 ‘MaxDominator’ Review: Dominoes to the Max, Baby! https://www.ifanzine.com/maxdominator-review-dominoes-to-the-max-baby/ https://www.ifanzine.com/maxdominator-review-dominoes-to-the-max-baby/#respond Mon, 23 Apr 2018 09:40:23 +0000 http://ifanzine.com/?p=143041 Think dominoes are boring? Think again. Pixelated Time’s MaxDominator (out now, $0.99) is a clever puzzler that fuses the tile-matching gameplay of dominoes with the quick-fire action of Tetris to incredibly exciting, compelling effect. Your main objective in MaxDominator is to earn a high score by matching same-numbered dominoes and clearing them from play. As domino tiles tumble down the screen, it’s up to you to quickly rotate and position them so that their connected ends match. Matching two or three tiles at a time […]

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]]> https://www.ifanzine.com/maxdominator-review-dominoes-to-the-max-baby/feed/ 0 ‘Soap Dodgem’ Review: Who Knew Cleaning Could Be So Darn Fun? https://www.ifanzine.com/soap-dodgem-review-who-knew-cleaning-could-be-so-darn-fun/ https://www.ifanzine.com/soap-dodgem-review-who-knew-cleaning-could-be-so-darn-fun/#respond Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:55:19 +0000 http://ifanzine.com/?p=143118 Scrubbing bathrooms is literally no one’s idea of a good time. So you’d be forgiven for assuming that a mobile game about scrubbing bathrooms might be rather boring and unenjoyable. But you’d be wrong. This is precisely what Lost Ducks’ new puzzler Soap Dodgem (out now, free) is all about — and it’s one of the funnest, freshest games I’ve played in ages! Set in a mythical land called ‘Bathroomia,’ Soap Dodgem follows the exploits of a squadron of anthropomorphic soaps as they do battle with an invading army of nasty mold creatures. […]

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]]> https://www.ifanzine.com/soap-dodgem-review-who-knew-cleaning-could-be-so-darn-fun/feed/ 0 Interview: Fantastic, Yes on ‘Returner 77’ and Its Upcoming Sequel https://www.ifanzine.com/interview-fantastic-yes-on-returner-77-and-its-sequel/ https://www.ifanzine.com/interview-fantastic-yes-on-returner-77-and-its-sequel/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:45:54 +0000 http://ifanzine.com/?p=141748 Danish game studio Fantastic, yes exploded onto the mobile gaming scene last year with their debut offering Returner 77, a sci-fi puzzler that featured a riveting storyline, clever gameplay, and truly stellar production values and visuals. A sequel to that astounding game was announced to be in the works this week, so I figured now would be the perfect time to catch up with Fantastic, yes for a chat about their studio and output. You can check the interview out below. Thanks for taking time out for this […]

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]]> https://www.ifanzine.com/papercraft-puzzler-paper-anne-sketches-its-way-onto-apples-featured-list/feed/ 27 Interview: Wet Fish’s Ivan Murzak Talks ‘Evil Cogs’ https://www.ifanzine.com/interview-wet-fishs-ivan-murzak-talks-evil-cogs/ https://www.ifanzine.com/interview-wet-fishs-ivan-murzak-talks-evil-cogs/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:07:16 +0000 http://ifanzine.com/?p=140774 Following a successful release on Android back in 2015, Wet Fish’s Evil Cogs has finally found its way onto iOS. Intrigued by the game’s atmospheric visual style and promise of exploration-based adventuring in a dark fairy tale world, I recently got in touch with developer Ivan Murzak for an in-depth chat. (Please note: this interview was conducted a couple of weeks ago, which is why Evil Cogs is referred to as an upcoming game throughout.) Thanks so much for joining me for this interview, Ivan. […]

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]]> https://www.ifanzine.com/interview-wet-fishs-ivan-murzak-talks-evil-cogs/feed/ 0 Giveaway: Win a Free Copy of Stunning Sci-Fi Puzzler ‘Returner 77’ https://www.ifanzine.com/giveaway-win-a-free-copy-of-stunning-sci-fi-puzzler-returner-77/ https://www.ifanzine.com/giveaway-win-a-free-copy-of-stunning-sci-fi-puzzler-returner-77/#comments Thu, 23 Nov 2017 20:11:53 +0000 http://ifanzine.com/?p=139365 Epic isn’t usually a word used to describe puzzle games but that’s exactly what Returner 77 is. Set aboard a vast alien mothership that’s hovering over Earth, it sees players step into the shoes of a hero who’s been tasked with exploring the strange vessel and solving its mysteries in order to save mankind from extinction. Mind-bending gameplay, cinematic visuals, a riveting story, and more make this one a must-play for every self-respecting sci-fi or puzzle genre fan. What’s Up for Grabs? Thanks […]

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]]> https://www.ifanzine.com/giveaway-win-a-free-copy-of-stunning-sci-fi-puzzler-returner-77/feed/ 10 ‘Shup’ Review: A Pretty Smashing Little Game https://www.ifanzine.com/shup-review-a-pretty-smashing-little-game/ https://www.ifanzine.com/shup-review-a-pretty-smashing-little-game/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:30:43 +0000 http://ifanzine.com/?p=138480 I am not a destructive person by nature. But give me a rock and a glass bottle, and that bottle is gonna get smashed. I can’t help myself. There’s just something so weirdly satisfying and pleasurable about throwing a rock at a bottle and watching it shatter and explode into a million smithereens. Wapps Games must know what I’m talking about because they’ve just released Shup (out now, free), a physics-based puzzle shooter that revolves around obliterating items of glassware […]

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