Puzzle: Lines and Knots

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Puzzle: Lines and Knots is a single player casual platformer game. It was developed by PlayToday and was released on March 5, 2020. It received positive reviews from players.

Logical puzzle game for meditation. The goal of the player is to assemble a puzzle consisting of nodes. Easy to understand mechanics, swap hexagons with lines.

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85%

Audience ScoreBased on 136 reviews

music5 positive mentions

stability2 negative mentions

Relaxing and chill gameplay with ambient music that creates a calming atmosphere.
Engaging puzzle mechanics involving swapping tiles to connect paths, offering a satisfying challenge that is one step above casual difficulty.
Runs smoothly on various devices, including touch screens and low-spec laptops; the game features well-designed levels with a good variety in difficulty and refreshing layout.

The game suffers from slow and sometimes unskippable animations, causing pacing issues and occasional player frustration.
Technical issues such as occasional softlocks when puzzles are completed, progress not saving properly, and locked levels after replaying can detract from the experience.
Lack of features expected in puzzle games, such as a level selection menu, volume controls, and subtler hint options; also, some puzzles require the exact developer solution and do not accept visually correct alternatives, which may frustrate some players.

music
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is consistently described as relaxing, ambient, and soothing, creating a calm atmosphere that complements the casual puzzle gameplay. While some find it perfectly fitting for a stress-free experience, others feel the soundtrack is not particularly memorable or engaging. Overall, the music enhances the game's laid-back vibe and is well-suited for leisurely play.
- “Very interesting and time-pass casual puzzle game with soothing ambient music.”
- “The music is relaxing and makes this game perfect for just playing very casually; you can play as little or as much as you want at any time.”
- “It's a nice, relaxing puzzle game with great music.”
- “Another relaxing game, sadly the soundtrack is just not good at all.”
- “The music sure is relaxing, but the game is too long and repetitive.”
- “Furthering this, the soundtrack is very ambient and fades into the background.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The gameplay offers a refreshing mix of puzzle difficulties, sizes, and shapes that prevents burnout and maintains engagement through simple yet challenging mechanics. It features relaxing, timer-free gameplay with consistent mechanics across levels, appealing to fans of casual and abstract puzzle games. While generally praised for its enjoyable and thoughtful design, some minor inconveniences with tile selection were noted.
- “The puzzles had a nice range of difficulty, sizes, and shapes, and they were all mixed in with each other in a way that nicely prevented burnout and kept gameplay refreshing.”
- “I recommend Puzzle - Lines and Knots to anyone that likes puzzle puzzles, tile swapping puzzles, relaxing/casual puzzles, lines of various shapes or sizes or colors, simple mechanics games, and anyone that even thinks they may enjoy it.”
- “There are no mechanics to create a false sense of urgency (no timer, increasing speed, fast-paced music etc).”
- “The difficulty varies a lot from level to level, but the game mechanics are always the same.”
- “Also, this particular mechanic was inconvenient for me, because if you clicked on the wrong tile and want to choose another tile, you need to click on the current tile one more time to remove highlighting.”
- “And that was a beautiful example of an extremely simple in its mechanics, fast-paced in a way, but also mind-blowingly difficult puzzle game from the same genre 'move hexagonal tiles to connect lines and create a planar connected graph'.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is mixed, with some users experiencing smooth performance without lag or glitches, while others report annoying bugs affecting gameplay.
- “I like the puzzles, but the game is annoyingly buggy.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is well-optimized, running smoothly without any stuttering, lag, or noticeable bugs.
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect tedious, as it turns completing simple levels or quick loops into a drawn-out and repetitive task.
- “This makes completing the really simple levels or quickly finishing a loop really tedious.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game lacks any graphical options or settings, and there is no level select menu, indicating minimal customization or control over visuals.