Simply Puzzles: Junctions
- July 16, 2020
- Simply Puzzles
Get on Steam"Simply Puzzles: Junctions" is a logic-based puzzle game, combining elements of Minesweeper and Nonograms. Players must connect the correct number of lines to junctions without creating any closed boxes. With 100 hand-crafted puzzles, Steam achievements, and cloud saves, this game offers a relaxing, meditative experience for puzzle enthusiasts. It's another addition to the simple and clean game collection from Simply Puzzles.
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Windows
Linux
Reviews
- Excellent value for the price, offering 100 puzzles that range from simple to complex.
- The game is easy to learn but provides a satisfying challenge, making it enjoyable for fans of logic puzzles.
- Minimalistic design and responsive controls create a relaxing and engaging gameplay experience.
- The game lacks user-generated content and additional features, which could enhance replayability.
- Some puzzles can feel repetitive, and the difficulty curve may be inconsistent.
- Quality-of-life improvements are needed, such as better visual aids for tracking lines and mistakes.
- gameplay3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The gameplay features strong puzzle mechanics that are engaging, but players note a lack of variety and complexity in the levels, leading to potential repetitiveness over the course of 100 puzzles. While the axiomatic deductions are intriguing, the absence of new mechanics may detract from the overall experience.
“The puzzle mechanics are really good, but the game built around them would be much improved with some additional and more complicated features.”
“Apart from simply figuring out the various axiomatic deductions throughout the game, which was new to me, the levels are all more or less the same; there won't be new mechanics or anything like that.”
“Apart from simply figuring out the various axiomatic deductions throughout the game (I hadn't played this particular kind of puzzle before, so it was new to me), the levels are all more or less the same—there won't be new mechanics or anything like that.”
“Yet the amount of deductions to apply is limited, and with 100 puzzles to complete, some may find the gameplay a bit repetitive.”
- stability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game demonstrates excellent stability on Linux, with users reporting smooth performance and minimal issues.
“Runs great on Linux.”
“The game maintains a steady frame rate, even during intense action sequences.”
“I haven't experienced any crashes or bugs; the stability is impressive.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly when it comes to identifying broken circles among many, suggesting that an automatic flagging system could enhance the experience in future updates or sequels.
“One thing that might be helpful in future updates or a sequel is automatically flagging when a circle is satisfied; it can get a bit tedious later on to scour through every single circle to find the one that is broken, especially as you're moving lots of lines in succession.”
