- January 25, 2018
- PONY
- 4h median play time
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Delete is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by PONY and was released on January 25, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
Delete is a minimalist puzzle leisure game. It is inspired by Minesweeper. It inherits all the excellent features of the original work, and has increased its spatial dimensions. Your goal is to turn over all the squares, figures show the number of unknown red squares around them, you need to deduce all the answers by being reminded of by the figures.
- Clever and polished 3D Minesweeper-inspired puzzle game with well-designed handcrafted levels.
- Relaxing, minimalist aesthetic with clean visuals, soothing music, and intuitive mechanics.
- Every puzzle is solvable using logic alone, no guessing required; difficulty ramps up nicely with new mechanics introduced gradually.
- Game is relatively short, typically taking 2 to 4 hours to complete with limited replayability.
- Some players find the interface and mechanics initially confusing, with occasional perspective issues or unclear adjacency visual cues.
- Lack of quality-of-life features such as manual reset button, volume controls, and comprehensive tutorial; occasional need for guesswork reported in a few puzzles.
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162 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe gameplay of "Delete" innovatively expands on classic minesweeper by introducing 3D puzzles and a range of unique, logically consistent mechanics such as rotating blocks and directional clues, all taught gradually without text. While generally relaxing and clever, the game is relatively short, with around 50 handcrafted levels that build complexity steadily but may leave some mechanics underexplored. Overall, it offers a fresh, meditative puzzle experience with intuitive controls and a satisfying learning curve, though some players wish for a longer playtime and more integration of its diverse mechanics.
“Drawing inspiration from classic games like minesweeper while incorporating its own distinct mechanics, Delete presents a deeply meditative and methodical experience.”
“It starts off with simple examples of each mechanic, then seamlessly increases the difficulty, layers mechanics together, and creates some real challenges by the end of each chapter. My only wish is that there were more, but it's always better to have fewer, higher-quality puzzles than more mediocre ones.”
“Quickly, new mechanics similar to Hexcells are introduced: tiles that only point out mines diagonal or perpendicular to them instead of all around them, or mines in a single line. The story goes gently harder with every level and new puzzle mechanics are introduced.”
“Unfortunately, the game is too short to make use of each mechanic to its full potential.”
“It seemed like every couple levels you'd have a new mechanic thrown in, but it never really let you play with that mechanic very long before throwing in another new one, and then the game ends.”
“The over-all difficulty is unfortunately quite low, even considering the necessary tutorialization for all the mechanics.”
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Delete is a casual puzzle game.
Delete is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.
On average players spend around 4 hours playing Delete.
Delete was released on January 25, 2018.
Delete was developed by PONY.
Delete has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Delete for its gameplay but disliked it for its replayability.
Delete is a single player game.
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