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LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game

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97%Game Brain Score
music, graphics
gameplay, grinding
97% User Score Based on 106 reviews

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LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by John Cullen and was released on May 22, 2015. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Loop is a tranquil puzzle game, with a unique, simple, meditative feel. Inspired by Zen philosophy, the minimal UI has no timers, move limit or score; allowing you to just relax and focus. Includes over 1 Billion Levels and a colour blind mode.

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97%
Audience ScoreBased on 106 reviews
music4 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Relaxing and tranquil puzzle experience with no timers or pressure, allowing play at your own pace.
  • Large amount of content including 100 handcrafted levels plus an effectively infinite procedural level generator.
  • Thought-provoking mechanics with a good difficulty curve and variety including tile swapping, rotation, and color changing.
  • Some colors are hard to distinguish even with colorblind mode, and the visual design could be improved for better clarity.
  • Later achievements require completing an excessive number of procedurally generated puzzles, which can feel like a slog.
  • Soundtrack and sound effects are limited and sometimes annoying or repetitive; some players suggest using their own music instead.
  • music
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally described as soothing, serene, and relaxing, often complemented by adjustable rain sounds that enhance the meditative atmosphere. However, some users find the default rain soundtrack repetitive or generic, preferring to play their own music instead. Overall, the audio settings offer good customization, contributing positively to the calming puzzle experience.

    • “The puzzles can sometimes be very challenging, but the game is relaxing, at your own pace, with very nice soothing music and/or rain sounds (which can be adjusted or turned off independently).”
    • “Certainly a nice twist on slider puzzles with meditative background music, and more difficulty than most in later levels.”
    • “From the soothing musical tones and peaceful designs of the loops, it's the perfect game to play at the end of a long day.”
    • “The only thing I'd recommend is turning off the default background music (it's generic rain sounds which kind of get old) and put on your own soundtrack to suit your mood.”
    • “- Soundtrack is very poor.”
    • “I know some people might find that relaxing, but I would have preferred something more musical.”
  • gameplay
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay features solid puzzle mechanics including tile-swapping, rotating, and color-changing tiles, supported by calming audio. While the procedural level generator offers endless puzzles, some feel the mechanics and level design lack depth and variety to sustain long-term engagement. Overall, the gameplay is enjoyable and soothing but could benefit from more innovative challenges.

    • “I think this is a solid puzzle game with nice mechanics and calming/charming sounds (and volume adjusters in the options for those that need it).”
    • “Besides tile-swapping, other mechanics include tiles that are fixed in place but rotate and tiles that are fixed in place but change colors.”
    • “I think it would have been possible to build new mechanics and levels around those mechanics that encourage and reward thinking about these things.”
    • “6 hours of gameplay - lovely music and raindrops which are very calming along with enjoyable puzzles which slowly introduce different mechanics.”
  • graphics
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are simple, clean, and well-suited to the puzzle gameplay, featuring bright and vivid colors with a pleasant art style. Performance is smooth even on fast settings, and accessibility options like color blind mode are included. Overall, the visuals contribute to a relaxing and enjoyable experience.

    • “At bootup, simply choose the largest possible resolution and highest graphics quality.”
    • “The puzzles are challenging and require thought, the music and sound effects are really relaxing and the graphics are bright and vivid, with a colour blind option if needed.”
    • “Simple nice puzzle game with clean graphics.”
  • replayability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers strong replayability with 100 initial levels, a random level generator producing virtually unlimited puzzles, and custom levels that extend gameplay well beyond the defaults.

    • “This game is infinitely replayable -- after the first 100 warm-up puzzles, there are literally one billion additional ones.”
    • “There are 100 levels, which is decent, and then there's a random level generator for good replayability.”
    • “Custom levels also give more replay value after you finish the default levels.”
  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is subtle and arises occasionally from unexpected or quirky level designs, such as a challenging puzzle with mostly uniform pieces except for a single standout piece. However, comedic moments are infrequent and tied to specific level elements rather than a consistent comedic tone.

  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users appreciate the game's atmospheric music, highlighting it as a subtle yet effective element that enhances the overall mood.

    • “The atmospheric music is a deft touch.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect tedious and often feel that strategic considerations are ineffective, leading to a trial-and-error approach rather than engaging gameplay.

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26h Median play time
20h Average play time
6-33h Spent by most gamers
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LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game is a casual puzzle game.

LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, iPad and others.

On average players spend around 20 hours playing LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game.

LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game was released on May 22, 2015.

LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game was developed by John Cullen.

LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its gameplay.

LOOP: A Tranquil Puzzle Game is a single player game.

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