Maxwell's puzzling demon

About

"Maxwell's Puzzling Demon" is a block-pushing puzzle game featuring 10 worlds and over 350 levels. The goal is to manipulate blocks of different temperatures, using cold blocks to cool hot ones, in order to progress. Once levels are solved, they become pushable blocks that can be used to access the next group of levels. Extra challenging levels are available for those seeking an added challenge.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

100%

Audience ScoreBased on 43 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

music2 negative mentions

The game features incredibly clever and creative puzzle design that introduces new mechanics gracefully, making it a rewarding experience for players.
A built-in hint system helps players navigate tough puzzles without giving away full solutions, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
The game offers a generous progression system, allowing players to advance through levels even if they can't solve every puzzle, making it approachable despite its difficulty.

The game can be extremely difficult, which may deter casual players or those not accustomed to challenging puzzle games.
There are occasional technical issues, such as crashes due to division by zero errors, which can disrupt gameplay.
The repetitive music can become annoying over long play sessions, leading players to mute the game.

gameplay
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
53%
20%
The gameplay is characterized by smart and innovative puzzle design that introduces new mechanics in a graceful manner, encouraging players to explore and expand their problem-solving skills. While the difficulty can be high, the variety of mechanics and their interactions provide a rewarding experience, with each level offering unique twists that keep the gameplay engaging and thought-provoking. Overall, it is a deep and creative puzzle game that challenges players while ensuring enjoyment through its clever design.
- “Smart puzzles, smart solutions, excellent design, teaches you new mechanics in the most graceful and enjoyable way that makes you feel like your mind is expanding, similar to how it feels to discover new mechanics in Stephen's Sausage Roll!”
- “Very interesting ideas, with a seemingly endless amount of new uses for mechanics introduced.”
- “Maxwell's Puzzling Demon contains many creative mechanics with excellent puzzle design to showcase their interactions in the best possible way.”
- “Cursed mechanics.”
- “The game doesn't really look impressive, but, 10 worlds and 350 levels sounds like a lot of content, but what can you really do with just hot + cold mechanics?”
- “Every world will either add a new mechanic to work with, or, focus on the interactions of the mechanics together.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game has received criticism for being repetitive and monotonous, with some players finding it annoying enough to mute the game entirely. Many feel that the soundtrack lacks variety, as it tends to loop without significant changes across different worlds.
- “Annoying music; I had to mute the game and play my own music.”
- “My only complaint is that the music is mostly just the same loop over and over; it doesn't really change much between worlds.”