Six Sides of the World

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Six Sides of the World is a single player casual action adventure game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Cybernetik Design and was released on January 20, 2016. It received positive reviews from players.

"Six Sides of the World" is a challenging sci-fi puzzle game that takes you through a series of intergalactic star systems, each with their own unique brain-racking puzzles. Utilize your spatial orientation, logic, and wit to navigate through cube-shaped planetary systems filled with hazards like portals and laser beams. Carefully analyze each puzzle and find the right pace to explore a vast galaxy and unlock new mechanics.

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Audience ScoreBased on 59 reviews

gameplay7 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

The game features a variety of smart puzzles and mechanics that gradually increase in difficulty, providing a satisfying challenge.
The graphics and soundtrack are appealing, creating a pleasant atmosphere that enhances the gameplay experience.
It's a cheap and engaging puzzle game that offers a decent amount of content for players who enjoy spatial logic challenges.

The game suffers from technical issues such as long loading times and poor controls, which can detract from the overall experience.
The storyline is weak and poorly delivered, with grammatical errors that undermine immersion and engagement.
Many players found the gameplay repetitive and frustrating, with some puzzles requiring excessive trial and error to solve.

gameplay
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by its variety and engaging mechanics, offering a mix of challenging yet accessible puzzles that evolve as players progress. While many appreciate the innovative design and atmospheric elements, some find the experience repetitive and lengthy, potentially diminishing enjoyment over time. Overall, it appeals to puzzle enthusiasts, particularly those who appreciate indie games, though opinions on its repetitiveness vary.
- “The gameplay, as the game, is organically differentiating, which adds a good variety that many puzzles lack.”
- “Challenging but doable puzzles, good controls, decent graphics, fitting atmospheric music, and lots of mechanics to wrap your head around make it a great experience for a puzzle game.”
- “The gameplay mechanics have been very well designed.”
- “The basic gameplay starts simple enough, move around the cube until reaching the exit wormhole.”
- “Gameplay - your ship is controlled with the mouse: left button moves to a new square on the current side of the cube planet you're playing, and left mouse and drag rotates the world, rotating the camera for a different view.”
- “Great puzzle game with many elements which generates new mechanics continuously, all related with solving puzzles.”
story
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it weak, poorly written, and filled with grammatical errors. While some appreciate the intriguing backdrop of a puzzle god's journey, most agree that the narrative feels disconnected from the gameplay and is often overshadowed by the puzzles themselves. Overall, the story is seen as a minor aspect of the experience, with many players choosing to ignore it in favor of the gameplay.
- “Six Sides of the World is an exciting puzzle game that might draw you in with its story.”
- “As you go through the game, you will discover more of the story of the ultimate space journey that you must go on.”
- “With an abstract poetry and art, between levels you capture bits and pieces of the story of the mysterious Maigo, the puzzle lord’s journey; the creator of these cubic planets.”
- “I found the game exhausting, and felt that what I saw of the storyline was gibberish.”
- “Weak, pseudo-intellectual story about a puzzle god and the meaning of existence, written in poor English with grammatical and spelling errors abound.”
- “The storyline isn't much to write home about, but if that's a problem then what are you doing playing a logic-puzzle game for its story in the first place?”
music
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with many players appreciating its fitting atmospheric quality and electronic style that enhances the gameplay experience. While some find the soundtrack enjoyable and well-composed, others note that it can become repetitive over time, particularly with similar tracks playing across multiple levels. Overall, the music is generally seen as a strong aspect of the game, contributing positively to its charm and atmosphere.
- “Great game, great music.”
- “The music fit perfectly with each level and theme of the game and it's quite challenging, if you're up for it.”
- “The main menu music is a really good track and I could honestly listen to it all day; it's that good.”
- “I don't know why they're selling the soundtrack as there's barely anything to it.”
- “To me, music in a game makes it or breaks it, alongside gameplay (more on that later).”
- “With the space theme and electronic music, the game can be compared to energy balance, another sadistic puzzler with abstract poetry set in space.”
graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received positive feedback, with many users praising their vibrant, clean, and colorful design that enhances the overall experience. The visuals are described as stunning and immersive, effectively complementing the gameplay and atmosphere. While some players found the gameplay repetitive, the graphics remain a highlight, making it a visually appealing choice for puzzle game enthusiasts.
- “The graphics are stunning and the background of each level are gorgeous.”
- “Six Sides of the World is an original 3D puzzle game with bright, vibrant graphics and a gentle introduction leading to progressively more difficult puzzles.”
- “The graphics more than suffice as they are everything you would need to immerse yourself into the game without being irritating.”
- “Above average graphics though.”
- “Graphics - six sides' graphics are bright, clean, and colorful, and do the job well.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is highly praised, featuring fitting music that enhances the experience alongside decent graphics and challenging yet manageable puzzles. The combination of engaging mechanics and good controls contributes to an immersive and enjoyable puzzle-solving environment.
- “Challenging but doable puzzles, good controls, decent graphics, fitting atmospheric music, and lots of mechanics to wrap your head around make it a great experience for a puzzle game.”
- “Great atmosphere and music too.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to lengthy puzzles and the requirement to replay entire levels to access alternate exits. This repetition can detract from the overall enjoyment of the gameplay experience.
- “Some of the puzzles tend to get very lengthy and tedious, especially considering that in levels with two exits, you have to play through the whole thing again to get the second one.”