Game:

Hades (2020)

Category:

Walkthrough

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See links to each level below. I got an email from the game developer Arseniy Shkljaev to try out Orbox C. I don't usually play puzzle games except for Sudoku but I gave it a try.

Developer: GameBalance
Publisher: wins_84

The concept is fairly simple. Get your player (a box) to the end (another red box). Some of the levels are super simple to teach you how new mechanics work while others are more difficult. I like how you can just try things out and "die" without any downsides. It's fast paced and has good sound effects and some great pumping techno type music.

There is a free version of the game:

http://download.cnet.com/Orbox-C-Free/3000-2111_4-77473779.html

with 30 levels which are different than the first 30 levels of the Steam paid game.

On steam (for $3.29 CAD which I think is $2.99 USD):

http://store.steampowered.com/app/544180/

I think this version has 240 levels.

Pros:

- simple but challenging gameplay
- well polished
- great music
- good sounds


Cons:

- transition to the next level could be faster to keep gameplay fast
- exiting the game leaves the process running (had to manually kill it in task manager)
- the name of the game?

Links to levels

0:40 Level 1
0:53 Level 2
1:06 Level 3
1:22 Level 4
1:33 Level 5
1:49 Level 6
2:15 Level 7
2:35 Level 8
3:09 Level 9
3:42 Level 10

4:08 Level 11
4:24 Level 12
4:46 Level 13
4:57 Level 14
5:17 Level 15
5:53 Level 16
6:04 Level 17
6:29 Level 18
6:56 Level 19
7:12 Level 20

7:43 Level 21
7:56 Level 22
8:18 Level 23
8:42 Level 24
9:04 Level 25
9:17 Level 26
9:36 Level 27
10:05 Level 28
10:19 Level 29
10:45 Level 30


More about the game from the website:

MORE DETAILS
Orbox moves straight in 4 directions. UP/Down/Left/Right. Player can't change direction of the Orbox when it starts to move. So it moves until stops at any block.

Most of the levels have multiple solutions.

There can be up to 5 missions in a single level. Missions can be set in different combinations.

Find a way to the exit
Blow all bombs
Collect all stars
Activate sensors
Break the ice
Game has a dozen of different elements. Simple blocks, Bombs, Teleports, Sensors, Ice, Stars, Gate blocks, Grow blocks, Labyrinth blocks, Triangles, Exit and Orbox. This was enough to build 210 levels which puzzles are not the same. 3 new elements planned for updates.

The Hard levels pack is literally hard. A hard level might take lot of of restarts and immersed thinking.

The Speed pack has a special concept around bombs. Player should move fast because when a bomb explodes he might lose the only possible way to complete a level. A twist from a deep thought to a fast reaction.

Score system counts the sum of circles in the tail after the Orbox. It is a bit intricate. The full circle gives player 20 points. And the empty circle gives 10 points. Circles become empty after the Orbox rides over the same path again. This makes it challenging to find best path for the best score. Another layer of solving the puzzle.

To set step records player should beat the level with smallest ammount of steps possible. The step counts when player pressed a button to make the Orbox move or make some action(like sensor activation).

To set a time record player should run as fast as possible on the shortest path.

The special effects like explosions made with random particles. This makes them look slightly different each time.