Ligo

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Ligo is a single player puzzle game with a mystery theme. It was developed by Anthony Berleur and was released on March 4, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Ligo is an exploration Sokoban game, where you solve handcrafted puzzles and mysteries about the world by merging, cutting, pushing small creature together and crushing squids with block. Each part of the world has different rules and challenges. Explore an interconnected world of puzzles and mysteries. You take control of small blob-like creature and make them work together to solve many types o…

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Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

Exceptionally challenging and creative sokoban-style puzzle game with unique gravity and weight mechanics, offering deep and varied puzzles.
Beautiful art style paired with a soothing, melancholic soundtrack that enhances the immersive experience.
Well-designed meta puzzles and level progression adding additional layers of complexity and rewarding exploration.

Very high difficulty that can lead to frustration and long periods stuck on puzzles, which may not appeal to casual players.
Limited ability to zoom out on the overworld map, making navigation and puzzle solving more stressful for some players.
Relatively few levels available when stuck, potentially causing progress to halt and requiring players to brute force or retry puzzles extensively.

gameplay
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Ligo offers a unique and creative gravity-based puzzle experience with deceptively simple core mechanics that are gradually revealed and masterfully combined, setting it apart from other block-pushing games. Its rich, well-designed levels explore subtle variations of a few core mechanics, providing hours of challenging and rewarding gameplay. While some puzzles can be frustratingly difficult, the game's innovative mechanics and thoughtful progression make it a standout puzzle title.
- “Ligo is a gravity-based, multi-control puzzle game with incredibly novel mechanics.”
- “The gameplay is closer to sokoban games where you move boxes, but in a very creative way with lots of verticality; the solutions are often trivially simple once you find them but you will spend hours trying to figure them out.”
- “It just fully explores everything; every puzzle feels different and explores a subtlety of the mechanics; this is the mark of great puzzle games.”
- “I have a few gripes, like being hardstuck on a puzzle and not being able to progress, but otherwise this is a well thought out game with unique mechanics that separates it from other puzzle games.”
- “At first glance Ligo's mechanics seem relatively straightforward, but the game gradually teaches you its mechanics without being too explicit, which I appreciate.”
- “The number of levels and variety of subtle mechanics will keep you entertained for hours.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users consistently praise the game's music for its soothing, mellow quality that complements the cute art style, enhancing the overall relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere.
- “The very first thing that impressed me was not even related to the puzzles, it's the music.”
- “I like the cute art style and the mellow music.”
- “It also seems to have a huge amount of levels plus lovely, cute art and a soothing soundtrack.”
emotional
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The game features a subtle but heartwarming story that adds emotional depth, while challenging levels evoke a feeling similar to the emotional experience of playing Snakebird, largely due to gravity-based mechanics.
- “While not explicitly stated, the backdrop story is heartwarming.”
- “Some of the harder levels emotionally remind me a lot of Snakebird, probably because of the presence of gravity.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is heartwarming and revolves around an intriguing quest to unlock four secret "misery worlds" by breaking the teleporter, finding a sign, and creating a new teleporter. It offers a meaningful backdrop that enriches the gameplay experience.
- “While not explicitly stated, the backdrop story is heartwarming.”
- “The quest to unlock the misery worlds was on; these four secret worlds require finding a way to break the teleporter, locate the sign, and finally create a new teleporter.”
atmosphere
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The atmosphere is notably impressive, successfully complementing the puzzle design with engaging sound and art, creating a well-rounded and immersive experience.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game can be tedious and frustrating, particularly due to the repetitive and fiddly nature of arranging ligos.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game runs smoothly and reliably on the Steam Deck, indicating strong stability for that platform.
- “Runs great on the Steam Deck.”
graphics
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Users appreciate the game's cute art style, which complements the mellow music and contributes positively to the overall aesthetic experience.