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I kept Apple Arcade for this game alone

I come back and play every couple of years. The few glitches are long gone. Very immersive. Fun to just fly off the buildings and play around. Thanks for one of my all time favorite games and for fixing the major glitch a long time ago. How about another game like this one?

Please make a part two!!

I love this game so much, one of my all time faves. I will say that the iPhone format is a little difficult with all the swiping, as it pulls down the notifications screen a lot. Other than that, I would really love to see some kind of sequel; I’ve beaten all the puzzles and want to see more. Fantastic work from this team!!
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Great game, but unstable on iPad

I really want to like this game, and I do for the most part. The puzzles are fun and the visuals are wonderful. But the game is really unstable on iPad. Frequent slow down and lag, and numerous crashes. The game will always crash at least once when I place the color cube at the end of each level. Now, at the end of the purple level, it crashes every time. I reload and it just crashes again. Currently, I cannot advance past this point. I’m going to keep trying, since I really want to see the end of this game, but its possible that I will be unable to finish it. I’m not sure if the devs are still looking at this game, but I would really appreciate this being looked at.
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Very rewarding/Must play

The puzzles are clever and fun. It’s hard, but not painfully frustrating. The graphics are great (runs phenomenally on both iPhone Pro 13 and Apple TV 4K) and the sound even better. Not many games give me such an emotional pleasure when the credits finally roll like this one did. Such an amazing journey.
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yes yes yes again. Exactly what I needed

This game. Ugh this GAME. it literally is everything I’ve ever wanted in a game. The mind ending ness just increases as the game goes on. At first it kinda directs you through the “levels” and then once you’ve established that it’s like Kay here’s the “map” now go and figure out how to do what you need to do. And what you need to do changes so frequently it’s constant entertainment. And then the whole jumping off the map and arriving back on the map thing… I love it. The way the game is challenging but not stressful is what makes it a to die for game. Sure some things are a little bit difficult to figure out at first but once you’ve figured it out oh the satisfaction. The only complaint I have is my game would glitch out and then not save my data but it’s ok, because yeah it’s ok.
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Trippy and challenging

I have no real complaints. It’s like being transported into a blocky version of an mc escher painting. I’m thankful this game is available on mobile. I emphatically support all efforts to make well-designed games like these accessible to anyone who doesn’t have the means to invest in gaming computers or consoles. I can just tell that a lot of love was put into making this. You get a real sense that whoever created it had a lot of fun.
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Very annoying glitch 👎👎👎

Don’t get me wrong, the developers really thought it out while making this game and I love that part. But this major glitch is really annoying and made me lose my progress.
I’ve overall played this game for about a week and towards the beginning everything was fine and dandy, I was progressing well. But on day 2-3ish I’d sign in and I’d go back 1-2 puzzles. It wasn’t too bad because it was simple then but just yesterday I accomplished the purple section(and was half way through the next level) and SAVED the progress I had in my log.
So today I decided to play a little and I got back tracked a whole 2 levels in a really random location. So I checked my log and all my progress moments were gone again! (And I am the only one to use my device/account so no one else can access it).
Very annoying and completely ruined the fun of this game, do not recommend unless you love losing progress
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One of the best puzzle games I’ve ever experienced. Not played, I ~experienced~.

I have really only finished the first major level so far, and have a long way to go, but I have never been as impressed and stunned as I have been playing this for the first time. The game is headache inducing, with the hard to wrap your head around and floor flipping mechanics, but it is an absolute joy to play.

A couple of things to note. It’s very graphics intensive. I love the art style and it played perfectly on my iPhone 12 Pro Max, but not everybody has an iPhone 12. There are a ridiculous amount of things to render and the level of detail on light and shadows are incredible. Not to mention the sound effects, from the eerie to grand music and the pings and pongs of boxes on various materials.

The controls aren’t as bad as other people say, in fact, I felt it played quite smoothly, although I am an experienced iOS gamer. Very minimal controls, tap to do an action, camera movement with the right side of the screen and a small dpad for character movement.

Overall, I am really satisfied with this game. I was actually about to unsubscribe from Apple Arcade but this game blew me away and will keep me playing for awhile longer. Nothing cooler than going through a small door to see an incredible view just beyond.
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Great game… until I got stuck.

I have been really enjoying this game. I unlocked all 6 colors and was working on whatever comes next when I dropped into a small space in a tree with gravity upside down from the tree’s point of view. The space is too small in all 4 directions so I can’t switch gravity. I have no other saves because whenever I save it overwrites the previous one. When I load the game it takes me right back to the spot I am stuck… :(
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I fixed the cubies

This was a lot of fun to play. It was a challenging puzzle game that added new little changes and options at each level to give it new perspective. Some steps to a while to complete either because of my mistakes or slow movement. I would have liked having a map sometimes of discovered areas. I almost got stuck once because I hadn’t completed an earlier piece I skipped. This was good to play and come back later and encourages new thinking. The birds and trees are a nice touch, but something more personable would have made it feel less lonely. I think that was intended, but I still would have liked a traveling companion or something to make it feel like I was interacting with a character. The infinite multiverse gets lonely sometimes.

This was a great challenge for a puzzle addict, and I really like the ending.
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Amazing game, but the ending is bugged

I love non-Euclidean puzzles, and this is no exception. The puzzles are fantastic, and I found on a few of them (most notably involving river directing puzzles) there’s actually more than one solution. Overall, a great game to sink an afternoon into.

For some reason, once I’ve collected the final tesseract-looking block and run through the entrance that spawns, I’m met with just a solid wall at the other end of the corridor, with nowhere to go. After spending a few minutes wondering if this was a final puzzle, I ended up throwing up my hands and taking to the Internet — the one and only time I did so during my play through — to find that where I was getting a solid wall, other players were getting a staircase. I ended up having to quit the game from multitasking and restart it for the stairs to render properly and the ending of the game reachable.
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Easy game to lose yourself to

I absolutely love this game and finished it in two long sit downs on the Apple TV. I really loved the game play and design. The controller wasn’t great on the game and sometimes lagged here but not on other games. It crashed a few times at key points, but it saved frequently enough that I wasn’t angry when I had to restart. I would have given 5 stars if not for these issues. Really an outstanding game. I desperately want it for VR so I can play again in 3D.
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One of the best games I’ve played

Just beat this game. So satisfying. Had no clue what I was getting into when I downloaded it. I usually dislike FPV controls on a touchscreen, but I was so drawn in that it didn’t matter. I would even say I’m definitely more open to FPV on the touchscreen after having played this game.

... But how the level design and mechanics are intertwined makes for one of the best gameplay experiences I’ve had. I can’t even imagine the care that went into it. The music, sound design, and art direction totally hooked me immediately. It’s easy to compare this game to Portal for all of the right reasons, but this is NOT A CLONE. It is a totally unique and authentic experience. I can’t say enough good things. Thank you so much for creating a new favorite.
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Pure Mindbending Euphoria

This game is art. Not just the breathtaking visuals, either. The game play, the graphics, the mechanics; the way it teaches, the way it hides, the way it promises, the way it fulfills. This is truly one of the most awe-inspiring experiences I have ever had through phone or computer screen. I want to shake the hand of each person behind its creation.

If anyone out there has any degree of interest in puzzles, dimensions, space, physics, surrealism, colors, infinities and the like... Play this game. And if you don't, play anyway.

I guarantee it is an experience you won't forget. I know I won't.
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Best game in a long time

This is an amazingly done game with great visuals. It has welded and creeped me out. The fact that it looks like it was drawn in with a pencil made it seem 2d, and it had me fooled. I know that the Apple Arcade made an excellent choice collaborating with the game’s creators. The fact that it is completely unknown what kind of god created the universe from within the game makes it look like it created itself. This should spam a whole series of games. What this game needed was a warning towards people who get motion sickness and have sensitive eyes.
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Crazy, headache-inducing fun

I will say, this is by far the most intense puzzle game I’ve ever got to play on a phone. No others come near this. I love the idea of multiple dimensions and fractal geometry, not to mention the lovely symmetry. It has a great aesthetic. The gameplay is very interesting and makes you think constantly. There is no resting. It’s very overstimulating when played for a long while. Gives me a headache!! But that’s because it’s just so fun and intriguing that I can’t put it down.
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Simply fantastic

First off, one of the best game soundtracks/audio effects I’ve come across. Hair raising, especially towards the end. The game is simple enough on the surface but there is a lot of depth and secrets to find (I’m still searching) if you look for it. Very interesting yet mysterious and minimalistic plot. The puzzles were challenging in a good way, and exploration usually helps with the ones I got stuck on. Played on an iPhone 7, so graphics were slightly reduced (as you’ll see in other reviews) but still found them to be striking. Definitely going to grab the PC version.
P.S. Falling is your best friend :)
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Help me

My world is broken beyond repair. I know not logic, nor reality. The truth does not exist, only lies that are twisted enough to resemble the truth. You do not live. You do not exist. You are simply an invisible force far to complex to even be comprehended. The only fact that you can accept is that you are here. Unless, of course, you are there. Perhaps both are correct and you are everywhere. But, perhaps you’re nowhere. You exist, yet you don’t. You couldn’t possibly comprehend what is around you, yet you understand enough to know what to do.
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A wonderful, mind-bending puzzle

I will admit, I haven’t yet completed the game.
But I must say, I am very impressed so far. They give you a handful of tutorials at the beginning, how to move and place and such, and then after that you’re on your own. This makes the game challenging, know that you’d have to ask around for help if you get stuck.
Luckily, the puzzles included are difficult enough to make me think or take a break for the day, but not so hard that I give up on the game in total.
The idea and story that you follow through the game is quite fascinating in itself. It appears you’re helping to push away the darkness with the cubes of color and life that grow on trees. While working with the dark cubes, I have to remind myself that nothing is going to jump out at me since it has that sort of feel.
I will definitely continue playing this game through, and highly suggest it to people who enjoy puzzle games such as “Monument Valley.”
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Highly recommended! One issue though

First off...this is an amazing work of art! I’ve gotten stumped quite a few times only to end up realizing that the solution is much easier than I thought!

However, the further I get...the more it slows/lags. I totally understand that this game demands a lot of power and graphics. I hope that there could be at least a slight improvement in performance. It won’t take a large bump by any means. Just a slight boost would be enough, I think! (I am using the 6th generation iPad).

Overall...great work!
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