- October 24, 2016
- Daniel Ratcliffe
- 27h median play time
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Redirection is a single player casual puzzle game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Daniel Ratcliffe and was released on October 24, 2016. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.
Redirection is a challenging 3D puzzle game set in Outer Space. As the Computer of an Interstellar Starship, only you can rescue it's missing Robot crew from the perils of an unexplored asteroid belt. Across 45 hazard-filled levels, you must use the ship's teleporter to influence the paths of stranded Robots, and "redirect" them back to safety. As you progress through the game, you'll discover new…
- Engaging and well-polished puzzle mechanics involving guiding robots with obstacles, offering a satisfying difficulty progression and clever level design.
- Includes a robust level editor and Steam Workshop support, providing nearly infinite replayability through user-created levels and mods.
- Charming, simple visual style with pleasant music and smooth gameplay runs stable at high frame rates with controller support, appealing to both casual and dedicated puzzle players.
- Main campaign is relatively short and sometimes feels like a prolonged tutorial, with limited complexity compared to user-generated content.
- Some puzzles rely on trial-and-error due to unclear timing mechanics, which can feel unsatisfying or frustrating to players.
- Soundtrack can be repetitive and certain UI elements like frequent text interruptions detract slightly from the overall experience.
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The gameplay centers around a simple yet well-executed core mechanic of redirecting robots using obstacles, offering a smooth progression that encourages thoughtful puzzle-solving without becoming frustrating. While the mechanics remain straightforward and limited in variety, the game effectively explores them through diverse hazards, 3D levels, and a polished presentation, resulting in challenging, rewarding puzzles. However, some players desire more complexity, additional mechanics, and enhanced modding or control options to expand replayability.
“The core mechanic of redirecting robots to make them reach their goal is used extremely well, resulting in a number of head-scratching-inducing levels that feel genuinely rewarding when you finally work out the solution.”
“A short, but solid puzzle game that understands that it's better to have a small number of simple mechanics that are explored thoroughly rather than just trying to use complexity as a substitute for difficulty.”
“The grid-based movement is retained and your gameplay still entirely consists of placing limited obstacles on the level to guide little characters to the exit, but now they can turn in different directions depending on their colour, you can set obstacles to spawn on a timer, and now levels are 3-dimensional instead of just being on a flat grid.”
“The mechanics are very simple, and it doesn't seem like the game would introduce any new and more interesting mechanics anymore.”
“Cons: puzzles very simple, and too few mechanics.”
“The only thing I wanted is a better modding API that lets us build custom level mechanics and have more gamepad controls in arcade games.”
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Redirection is a casual puzzle game with science fiction theme.
Redirection is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, Windows and others.
On average players spend around 19 hours playing Redirection.
Redirection was released on October 24, 2016.
Redirection was developed by Daniel Ratcliffe.
Redirection has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Redirection for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.
Redirection is a single player game.
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