Ordinary Puzzles User Reviews

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Good if you like sudoku or nonograms!

I wanted something new and this hit the spot.

So far, I’m finding the small ones to be nice, bite-sized puzzles. I can do a couple to chill out before bed or while I’m drinking coffee. Clear, simple graphics. No frills, no ads, just a good, solid puzzle. Thank you!!!

Fun puzzle game

Great UI and haptic feel, high quality and relaxing puzzle game!

Brilliant puzzle but three questions

This is really brilliant and absorbing.

Three questions:
1. Explain scoring
2 . Explain the quirky unusual words that label each puzzle - just for fun??
3. Would love to be able to scroll back to my prior puzzles to see how I have improved over time but they vanish instantly - are they hiding somewhere?

And also— wish I could see how others have scored (if I understood the scoring of course!)

Thank you for an excellent puzzle.
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A little gem

A tiny and perfect little puzzle game, containing nothing unnecessary. Well-constructed puzzles reminiscent of a Penny Press collection or Picross.

Add color shading option

One more suggestion. Please add an undo button. I cannot remember the moves I made, so I end up resetting the board and starting over. Many times, I end up replaying the same wrong moves. I really like this game. Thanks!

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I would like to color shade certain moves, such as a block that can only go in one one way. This would be useful when resetting pieces.

It would useful also to have an option to add up the numbers on the board so you know how many blank spots will remain in the end. There are 88 spots on the large board

Great addictive game. Still trying to complete a large board. No luck yet!!
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Response from developer

These are both great suggestions :) Thank you for the feedback and for the review!

Very Cool

A perfectly executed minimalist puzzle game. Elegant design aesthetics + unique concept. Some levels are quite challenging.

We’ve been looking for a game like this!

Response from developer

Thanks for your review, glad you like it :)

Just lovely

This game is super relaxing and doesn’t get frustrating like other puzzles. Easy to shuffle things about and try a different strategy.

Stuck.

I’m getting stuck, and at this point I’m blind to the solution. Is there a walk through or solutions page I can get to, to just see what my hang up is?

Response from developer

Hey! There's no solutions page right now, but if you're getting stuck you should be able to skip levels by exiting a puzzle and selecting a new one on the same difficulty. The puzzle you got stuck will show up again later in the future... maybe with a fresh mind you'll be able to tackle it! (Please notice that all puzzles are solvable and have a unique solution). By the way, thanks for your review! :)

Satisfyingly simple

A lot of puzzle games are over-complicated and riddled with poor UI choices in an attempt to lure players in and keep them there. This puzzle game is a breath of fresh air. I wasn’t even disappointed there was nothing at the “end” (99/99 on all tile sizes), as it keeps with the style of the game perfectly.

Props to the developer for keeping it simple and having the whole thing open source to boot! (found via r/reactnative)
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Clever, relaxing, beautiful

This is just my kind of game, perfect for when I need a break.

Response from developer

Thank you! 🙌

Love it

Gives you the mental workout of sudoku without being so repetitive

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback and for taking some time for reviewing it. I appreciate it! :)

I’m pretty addicted to this.

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Response from developer

:D Glad you like it!

Great game!

I played this all last evening and this morning. I love this game! I love the visual design, the UX, the use of haptics, how clean everything is, and of course the game design itself is good.

Response from developer

Thanks for the review Lily, I really appreciate it!