Like BLACKBOX but less punishing

This is a fun little game that has you solve puzzles using the physics of your phone and other meta-tools. There’s a similar game called BLACKBOX that I enjoyed but could not finish because some of the tasks involve the bugs like traveling very far from your home(not that this is a criticism, BB is very fun and if you like this you’ll probably enjoy it and vice versa). This I was able to get a lot of the same satisfaction of thinking outside the box and using meta-tool play, but was able to finish it in a couple play sessions because none of the puzzles are super out-there in what they ask of you.

Glitches and possibly listening?

I have had this app for a couple days now and I am already on level 74 or so. It was easy yet challenging and the hints are actually helpful without giving anything away but, I have recently been noticing some problems when I play music. I keep having to disconnect the Bluetooth and reconnecting it because it has been glitching while I use the app. It starts speeding up and cutting in and out. I know it’s not my speaker because I once disconnected it and did the same thing on my phone too. There are also camera and microphone permissions. I clicked allow and it worked well in the app but sometimes I notice the microphone icon popping up at the top of my screen and the little green dot that comes on when it’s listening. I hate to delete this app because it is very fun but I keep having problems and concerns for my device security. Also, some of the levels referenced older levels and the hints tell exactly which one but a couple rounds have been off by several levels. I had one that referenced level 23 or something and the hints tell exactly said it was on level 34 or something. I ended up having to go through several levels to find it and I almost skipped it entirely. Lots of bugs.

Not very hard.

The game is creative- it uses a lot of features, most of which I hesitate to say because of spoilers, but it’s rather neat to see a game use all your phone’s features to it’s advantage. For example, a level made me turn up my screens brightness, which was pretty neat! However, while it is creative, it’s… not very hard puzzle wise. The puzzles are either self explanatory, or feel like complete guesswork as you click on random things. I would recommend this for a younger audience, if not for the fact it pushes you to use a camera and microphone for some levels, which personally make me very uncomfortable. It provided the option to skip using in game currency, but I still find myself hesitant to recommend this game because of it actually costing money to skip things that make the user uncomfortable. Overall, creative game, if misleading name wise.

Really makes you think out of the box

I went into this game without really knowing what to expect, and that’s honestly part of why I liked it so much. At first it feels simple, but pretty quickly you realize the game doesn’t want you to just play, it wants you to think, try things, and sometimes mess up. What I enjoy most is how the mechanics keep changing. Just when you think you’ve figured it out, the game throws something new at you. It reminded me of Blackbox a bit, but Game is Hard feels more playful and less stressful. Failing doesn’t feel punishing , it feels like part of the experience.

Level 31

Loving the game so far, it’s very clever, but I noticed that on level 31- the one where it asks what it needed in level 19- that I think you got the wrong number for it. Level 19 is the Complete the Journey, not the I Need Some Rest one. The correct level is 23. On that note, maybe you could make it easier to tell which level you’re on? Going back to previous ones was kind of annoying because it would take me back to the one that I just unlocked rather than what I clicked on.

Love the puzzles, but…

I pretty much zoomed through the first 39 puzzles; however, I cannot solve #40 despite relenting to watching a walkthrough. I’m doing it right, according to the walkthrough, but after the circle is green… nothing. I also noticed tapping a circle dissolves circles but it did not come into play in the walkthrough; I’ve tried to incorporate it into my solution without luck. I think there may be a bug. I definitely found another bug. If you move the game in the background and then return to the game, UI elements of one or two prior levels can be overlayed on your current level. Which prior levels is inconsistent. Screen dump available.

Interrobang (?!) in “Game is Hard”

When I was in level 34, I see the “huh?” word, thought it’s an interrobang, but when I completed that level, I saw the word that including an interrobang “What did you say?!”. Like I don’t want to see these word every time when I completed each level, I turned my phone around when I was laying on my bed. Interrobang is like a cosmic symbol in these books. So this is fun, but does it have another completed level with interrobang? I will delete a game right now, but I hate some interrobangs in those games, title on any social media and more. That’s it, thanks for reading :) I will give it 4 stars because I like this game before level 34

Addicting

It was super fun but there are so many ads. The levels are hard and pose a challenge to your logic and problem-solving skills. However the game does ask for camera and microphone access, so if you are someone who is not interested in changing these settings, this may not be the right game for you. One more thing - I know some people say level 100 is impossible or something, but I beat it after using 1 hint so I don’t have any idea what that was about. Anyways I think this is a super fun game but there are some improvements that could be made.

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