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Up Left Out

Unlock slide puzzle.

Ratings

Age

4+

Category

Puzzle

Languages

English

Up Left Out is a minimalist puzzle game that focuses on the simple joy of unlocking and moving pieces on a board. With no high scores or time limits, players can immerse themselves in handcrafted logic puzzles. The game features a unique, tactile art style and a soothing ambient soundtrack, offering a distraction-free experience that rewards calm experimentation.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

92/100

Up Left Out is a masterclass in minimalist puzzle design. Developed by Maciej Targoni, it strips away everything that usually clutters the mobile gaming experience—there are no menus to navigate, no timers to stress over, and absolutely no ads to interrupt your flow. From the moment you launch the app, you are greeted with a series of sliding tile and peg puzzles that feel tactile and deliberate. The goal is simple: unlock and move pieces to clear them from the board, but the execution requires a deep level of spatial reasoning that feels incredibly rewarding.

What truly elevates this experience is the atmosphere. The ambient soundtrack by Wojciech Wasiak provides a meditative backdrop that turns a potentially frustrating brain-teaser into a zen-like session. The difficulty curve is perfectly tuned; it introduces new mechanics subtly without ever needing a word of text to explain them. It’s the kind of game that respects the player's intelligence while providing a soothing escape. If you're a fan of Hook or Klocki, this is a mandatory addition to your library.

Dinsun reviewed on: Thu Aug 14 2025

Features

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Zero ads or in-app purchases

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Meditative ambient soundtrack

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Tactile sliding mechanics

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No text or language barriers

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Q&A

No, Up Left Out can be played entirely offline once downloaded.

Ratings & Reviews

Love These Games
Sun Nov 02 2025 Boslaw

Another great game by this developer. Minimalist design, cool graphics, smooth mechanics, and no timers or anything else to apply pressure. Play at your own pace, with time to think, which is what makes the levels enjoyable to play and satisfying to complete! (I see there’s a bundle option with nine games. I’ve previously purchased six of them. If I choose the bundle, will I be paying for them again?)

Challenging but Relaxing
Wed Jul 04 2018 UltraNurd

Good puzzle game in the vein of sokoban, though with more complicated switching mechanisms. The levels do a good job of introducing new mechanics and training you on them. It's a good bite size game for the price, with a variety of levels. A handful of the levels can get you stuck in a configuration loop for a while until you realize the exact sequence to get everything lined up. My only UI frustration is I couldn't find an easy reset button, even though it was technically impossible to get stuck on a level it was sometimes easier to start over. The workaround is to go back a level and then forward.

Surprisingly Fun
Tue Jul 05 2022 Snarkclaw

I am generally not a fan of sliding puzzle games, but am a fan of games by Maciej Targoni. Hook and Klocki are two of my favorite games, so Up Left Out was worth a try, at least. And it turned out to be a surprisingly fun game. The game employs a fresh take on the sliding puzzle mechanic and, of course, has that pleasing interface Targoni is so good in creating, making Up Left Out quite engaging.

Great puzzles - too few
Mon Aug 05 2019 ToddHagler

Like all of this developer's puzzle apps, Up Left Out, delivers on the promise of nicely challenging, well-designed minimalist puzzles. If you are a puzzle fan, get all of the great apps by this developer. Just be prepared for the puzzles to run out well before you are ready for them to. Even with the limited number of puzzles the apps are well worth the price. Great for a quick diversion.

Fantastic Game
Wed Jun 27 2018 Jackismad

It was so fun to play, takes a simple mechanic and does so much with it, making the game very complex. It's clear that the puzzles were carefully designed, and they require you to think in such a different way compared to other puzzle games. They are also just the right difficulty. Music is nice, sound effects are nice, graphics are simple yet not boring. Buy this game!

A unique experience
Thu Jun 28 2018 Waffl3zrul3

A very enjoyable and atmospheric game, the simplistic style works very well and the gameplay is very unique and interesting. I feel as though some mechanics were not as fleshed out as they could have been, however, and the game is fairly short. Overall, I feel the game is worth the money and very fun and satisfying for what it is, but there could have been more exploration with the mechanics and the game could have been longer.

Simple. Complex. Excellent.
Mon Sep 03 2018 ThisisTrent

This is like an old 15 slider puzzle, but with increasing challenges being thrown at you. I love that you just have to figure it out as you go, and that you can never really get stuck. You just have to keep trying until you figure it out. The variations on the puzzles are really clever. Great, relaxing, and challenging, with a straightforward and simple design.

I love this game so much
Sun Apr 21 2019 cactuscobbler

It's beautiful, intuitive, and just the right amount of challenging. This is my favorite app by him (I bought the relaxation pack). Please make DLC or a sequel to this game. I love it so much and I wanna play new levels. My only complaint is that it was rather short at just 50 levels. I burned through this game in a couple of days.

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