# Powernode

> Zen puzzle game combining numbers to create energy sources for a network. (iPhone/iPad app by Opal Games.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/powernode/id1339814815 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Opal Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/1339814814)
- Category: Games, Family, Puzzle
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 51 App Store ratings · 27 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 106 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-02-26
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/powernode/id1339814815/reviews.md

## What is Powernode?

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"Powernode eventually rewires your brain - Game of the Day" - App Store

"Engrossing and addictive" - Metro.co.uk

"App of the Week" - Spiegel Online

A zen puzzle game but also a brainy challenge!

Reach the highest score in "Powernode", a puzzle game that will test your planning and organizing skills.

Combine numbers to create energy sources and feed the network.

## Key features

- Zen puzzle gameplay
- Brainy challenge
- Combine numbers
- Create energy sources
- Feed the network
- Planning and organizing skills

## Recent user reviews (10 of 27)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/powernode/id1339814815/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Gtgggtgt

*2024-08-20, version 2.1.189*

Refund!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

### 2/5 — Dragging connectors broken on iOS14.

*2020-11-17*

Fun game. Until I upgraded to iPhone 12. Now, the connectors don’t stick to the circles. :-)

### 3/5 — Looking forward to future releases

*2020-01-02*

This game has potential. 

My chief complaints: 
—in casual mode you can’t pause the game and then come back several hours or a day later to resume it. 

—In regular mode, there are no hints telling you if it’s good or bad to reuse a node you’ve already made or better to create a new one. For that matter there are no hints or guidelines for best practices. So if you don’t feel like being a game scientist and experimenting with different types of gameplay, (which, let’s be honest, not many people have the time and desire for), this game ends up being a shadow of what I am guessing it is or could be.

### 5/5 — Much better with the new update!

*2019-11-26*

Everything seems fixed.

### 2/5 — Seems cool

*2019-08-15*

Seems cool, but it’s currently buggy and there’s absolutely no tutorial.

### 2/5 — Engaging but buggy

*2019-08-03*

I second the other reviews. It’s a good game but it is pretty buggy.

### 1/5 — Cool concept, needs LOTS of work

*2019-07-22*

While this game has a great look and feel, and a brilliant concept, it feels like a version 0.1 that’s had very little play testing. 

Bugs:
  - periodically nodes will shrink and become illegible, which results in certain death
  - sometimes the feeders are feeding but the node I created just won’t pass it on
  - often have to restart after playing as it locks up before I can hit Play Again
  

Shortcomings:
  - pacing is horrible, as many others have commented
  - situations that are impossible will arise, such as trying to satisfy nine numbers going as high as 10 with only four source numbers with a max of 4... there’s surely math to determine what can be done and in how many ways, but the designers don’t seem to have baked that math into the program

Hoping this will improve but until then it doesn’t feel worth playing anymore to me.

### 3/5 — Buggy. But Fun when it works.

*2019-07-21*

I expected more for a game that I paid for but it’s a fun and challenging experience. It’s very one dimensional but this forces you to make hard decisions.

It’s also buggy from time to time which makes it annoying when you have to start over from making good progress.

### 5/5 — This is my new favourite game

*2019-07-03, version 1.01*

I can’t rate this highly enough, this game is the best for killing time or to play while listening to music.
The latest update however, causes my phone to vibrate every time I connect anything to anything else, can you please fix it? 
Otherwise fantastic game!

### 3/5 — Node generation bug

*2019-04-16*

Fun game but there are some bugs with it. One major one is node will not push the energy to the node even though all of the connecting nodes have charged the node. If I have to power a node of 9 and I connect a 5 and 3 and a 1, if all three pulse to make 9, then the game will not push the energy to the 9 node, and the node needs to be charged a second time in order for it to take and push the energy. This always causes me to lose the game.

## Frequently asked questions about Powernode

### What kind of game is Powernode?

Powernode is described as a zen puzzle game that also provides a brainy challenge. It focuses on testing your planning and organizing skills through its unique gameplay mechanics.

### How do you play Powernode?

The core gameplay involves combining numbers to create energy sources. These energy sources are then used to feed a network, with the ultimate goal of reaching the highest score.

### Is Powernode free to play?

Based on the provided information, the app is not free to play. It has been offered at a discount for launch week, indicating a paid model.

### What platforms is Powernode available on?

The description mentions it is an App Store "Game of the Day" and has received reviews from Metro.co.uk and Spiegel Online, suggesting it is available on mobile platforms, likely iOS and potentially Android.

### What are the main goals in Powernode?

The primary goal in Powernode is to reach the highest score possible. This is achieved by strategically combining numbers to generate energy and manage the network.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 2.1.189 — 2019-11-25

v 2.0
- Two new modes: Zen and Rush
- Extra feedbacks and various fixes

### 1.01 — 2019-07-01

Various fixes

### 1.0 — 2019-02-25

No release notes.

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