Mooselutions
- January 3, 2024
- Niall Reynolds
Get on Steam"Mooselutions is a single-player strategy game where you play as a lumberjack navigating a forest full of angry moose. Your goal is to manipulate the moose into charging where you want them to go, using tools like trees, blocks, and rail carts, while avoiding being trampled. The game features 49 hand-crafted moose puzzles with turn-based Sokoban-style gameplay."
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- The game features excellent puzzle design with unique challenges that encourage creative thinking.
- The soothing music and charming visuals create a relaxing atmosphere that enhances the gameplay experience.
- Mooselutions introduces new mechanics gradually, making it accessible while still providing a satisfying level of challenge.
- Some players found the puzzles to be devilishly tricky, which may frustrate those looking for a more casual experience.
- There is no option to control the sound settings, which can be inconvenient for players who want to listen to other audio while playing.
- A few players felt the game was over too soon, leaving them wanting more content after completing the levels.
- gameplay13 mentions
- 46 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by excellent level design and satisfying mechanics that encourage creative problem-solving, with each of the 49 unique puzzles introducing new challenges without overwhelming the player. The game effectively teaches its mechanics through intuitive design rather than explicit tutorials, resulting in a rewarding experience that balances simplicity with depth. Overall, players appreciate the clever puzzle design and the engaging, thoughtful gameplay that keeps them invested.
“Each level presents a unique challenge, teaching something new about the game mechanics, all while keeping things simple.”
“Puzzles are well thought out and new mechanics are introduced without feeling overwhelming or like their purpose is to arbitrarily stump the player.”
“With nice puzzle mechanics that compose in interesting ways, good emergent teaching of the mechanics, and well-designed puzzles some of which are genuinely challenging, everything comes together to make each level fun to play and rewarding to solve.”
“Although there are also boxes that can be pushed like in a classic sokoban, the main part of the gameplay is goading moose into rushing headlong until they hit something.”
“The mechanics are simple, but the puzzles are not.”
“It explains the mechanics well not with a tutorial but by introductory levels just like 'Baba Is You'.”
- music7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its soothing and beautifully crafted quality, enhancing the overall relaxing atmosphere alongside the charming visuals. Players appreciate the absence of clichéd 8-bit sounds, favoring a more harmonious soundtrack that complements the gameplay. However, some users have requested sound control options to better manage their listening experience while playing.
“Unlike many games of this genre, the music is soothing and beautifully made.”
“The music is chill and the color schemes are soothing.”
“First off, the music and art create a great relaxing vibe to calmly observe the behavior of angry moose in the woods.”
“I could very much appreciate a 2D puzzler with an appropriately matching soundtrack, and no need for the cliché 8-bit reduced quality.”
“Ps: please add sound controls, I do puzzles while listening to podcasts or music, and there is no way to control sound in the game.”
“Also, the art and music is charming but you can see and hear that on the store page.”
- graphics4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are praised for their excellent level design and a cozy aesthetic that complements the gameplay. The visuals, combined with a lighthearted sound design, create a relaxing yet engaging atmosphere, enhancing the overall puzzle-solving experience.
“Devilishly tricky puzzle game hiding behind a cozy aesthetic!”
“The visuals and sound design give Mooselutions a relaxing but lightly comical vibe, and the puzzle designs make playing each level feel like you're sparring with the designer.”
“Great puzzles and visuals!”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Many users find that the grinding aspect of puzzle games can become tedious, as the effort required to solve puzzles often outweighs the satisfaction of completing them, leading to a loss of interest.
“I'm not the type of person who usually enjoys puzzle games that much - most eventually become tedious, and the work of solving the puzzles starts to outweigh the payoff of solving them, which is when I usually lose interest.”
