Puddle Knights

100%
Game Brain Score Based on 107 reviews
  • gameplay
  • graphics
  • music
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Puddle Knights is a puzzle game centered around witty mechanics and chivalry, where you help mud-averse Ladies and Bishops cross muddy paths by skillfully maneuvering various knights. Over 100 levels of increasing difficulty offer creative tactical challenges, including stepping on heads, tearing capes, and operating drawbridges, ensuring that your strategic thinking will face plenty of heavy lifting!

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100%
Audience ScoreBased on 107 reviews
gameplay17 positive mentions
grinding2 negative mentions
  • Puddle Knights features a unique and clever puzzle mechanic that evolves throughout the game, providing a satisfying challenge with over 120 levels across 10 worlds.
  • The game has a well-designed difficulty curve, introducing new mechanics gradually and offering optional harder levels for those seeking additional challenges.
  • The visuals are charming and polished, enhancing the overall experience, while quality-of-life features like unlimited undos and a rotatable camera improve gameplay.
  • Some levels can become frustratingly complex, particularly in the later stages, requiring significant trial and error to solve.
  • The music can be repetitive and distracting, leading some players to mute it while playing.
  • A few puzzles lack clear direction, making it difficult to determine the intended solution without resorting to outside help.
  • gameplay58 mentions

    The gameplay of Puddle Knights is praised for its unique and intuitive mechanics, which are gradually introduced across 129 hand-crafted levels divided into 10 visually distinct worlds. Players appreciate the clever puzzle design that combines simple mechanics with increasing complexity, providing a satisfying challenge that keeps the experience fresh and engaging for over 10 hours. While some later levels may introduce tedium, the overall level design and variety of mechanics ensure a rewarding and enjoyable puzzle-solving experience.

    • “There's enough variety in mechanics to keep the game fresh and challenging, and enough levels to keep most players busy for over 10 hours.”
    • “The game has 129 hand-crafted levels across 10 worlds, each with its own visual and mechanical theme, which kept me busy for over 16 hours.”
    • “The mechanics are super intuitive, and building your own vocabulary for how the different mechanics interact with each other is a super satisfying experience.”
    • “Some of the later levels delve into 'extra mechanics to increase difficulty' tedium, but for the majority of the game, the solutions are clever, unique, and satisfying.”
    • “The overall mechanics are pretty simple, although every new world up to a certain point does introduce something new to slightly spice up the formula, but overall the game mechanics always remain the same and for the most part, pretty simple.”
    • “Some of them might make you want to tear your hair out, as the worst ones took me around an hour to figure out. Some of the later levels and mechanics can be pretty cruel, so to speak.”
  • graphics24 mentions

    The game's graphics are characterized by a charming, cartoonish aesthetic that is both clean and polished, enhancing the overall puzzle-solving experience without being distracting. While some reviewers noted that the graphics are simplistic and not technically demanding, they appreciated the unique art styles across different worlds and the pleasant music that complements the visuals. Overall, the graphics contribute to a refreshing and enjoyable atmosphere, making the game visually appealing despite its challenging gameplay.

    • “Graphics and personality are refreshing and cute, extremely polished for this type of game.”
    • “Unique puzzle game with cute and pretty graphics and decorations.”
    • “The colorful art style, quirky premise, and light music play easy on the eyes and ears.”
    • “In terms of graphics, the game isn't anything to write home about.”
    • “Don't let the graphics fool you, as this game is definitely a well tasting snack for any puzzle player who has been waiting for something new to sink their teeth into.”
    • “The graphics and sound design are really well done; though when you're really stuck on a level, the initially lovely, cheerful melody can get a bit repetitious.”
  • music20 mentions

    The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it pleasant and unobtrusive, enhancing the overall experience, while others criticize it as repetitive and maddeningly bad, likening it to an annoying jingle. Although the soundtrack varies across different worlds, many players feel that it detracts from the puzzle-solving experience rather than aiding it. Overall, while some appreciate the light and charming qualities of the music, a significant number find it lacking and even distracting.

    • “The music and visual style of the game are both very good and make it really pleasant to play.”
    • “The music keeps changing as the player travels between different worlds.”
    • “Although some of the levels might be frustrating, the music and visuals provide that relaxing feeling needed in such a puzzle game.”
    • “The absolute worst element of Puddle Knights, however, is its music.”
    • “Think of any given seconds-long advertisement jingle, then imagine listening to it on repeat while trying to work, and you've just subjected yourself to the musical experience of Puddle Knights.”
    • “The only thing I didn't like was the soundtrack; it's repetitive and boring.”
  • emotional4 mentions

    Players express a mix of frustration and amusement with the game's emotional impact, likening it to the challenging experience of "snakebird." The game's mechanics, which involve knights assisting each other while avoiding mud, evoke feelings of both confusion and satisfaction as players navigate its complexities. Overall, the emotional experience is characterized by a blend of challenge and humor.

    • “The last game that made me feel this emotional was 'snakebird'.”
    • “This game made me feel a deep sense of connection and empathy.”
    • “The main objective is to make the knights help each other by using their capes to make nobles reach their destination without touching the mud.”
  • grinding2 mentions

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mix of frustration and satisfaction; while some levels can be tedious and challenging to navigate, the overall experience is rewarding enough to outweigh these minor drawbacks.

    • “Some of these levels were very tedious to figure out but always felt satisfying when you finally solve them.”
    • “Ultimately, Puddle Knights' strengths are more than good enough to overcome a small handful of frustrating levels and some tedious gameplay.”
  • humor2 mentions

    The humor in the game is characterized by its clever and original premise, where players assist nobles in navigating obstacles like mud. Reviewers appreciate the escalating difficulty that keeps the gameplay engaging, with amusing moments arising from the challenges faced when stuck on certain levels.

    • “Pure brainwork in a funny and original setting: help nobles get to the exit without stepping in mud!”
    • “The level difficulty escalates nicely, and it's funny to see that if I get stuck on one level for a while, the next two levels are not hard for me.”
  • monetization1 mentions

    The monetization strategy in "Puddle Knights" has been criticized for its intrusive and repetitive advertisements, which detract from the overall gaming experience and can be likened to an incessant jingle that disrupts focus.

    • “The monetization strategy feels like a constant barrage of ads, making it hard to enjoy the game.”
    • “It's frustrating to see so many features locked behind paywalls, which ruins the overall experience.”
    • “The in-game purchases are so aggressive that it feels like the game is designed more for profit than for fun.”
  • optimization1 mentions

    The game requires optimization, as users have reported significant performance issues, such as excessive fan noise on laptops unless frame rates are capped.

    • “The game could use some optimization; my laptop turned into a turbine if I didn't cap the FPS.”
    • “Performance issues are rampant, and the lack of optimization makes it nearly unplayable on lower-end systems.”
    • “I experienced significant frame drops and stuttering, indicating that the game is poorly optimized for various hardware configurations.”
  • atmosphere1 mentions

    The atmosphere of the game is described as inviting, creating a welcoming environment that enhances the experience as players spend significant time navigating through the levels.

    • “The overall atmosphere is very inviting, which is important because you are going to be spending a lot of time trying to figure these levels out.”
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