Water Sort: Color Puzzle Game

Water Sort: Color Puzzle Game is a puzzle game known for its good mechanics, pretty visuals, and humor. However, it suffers from being too grindy, excessive advertisements, and bugs. The game challenges your intelligence with its "How smart are you?" tagline and incorporates a soundtrack that complements the gameplay. Despite its flaws, the game has the potential to elicit strong emotions from players.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

51%

Audience ScoreBased on 9,999 reviews

gameplay51 positive mentions

monetization7,109 negative mentions

monetization
7,465 mentions
4 % positive mentions
1 % neutral mentions
95 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback from users, primarily due to the excessive number of ads. Players report being bombarded with ads after nearly every level, often spending more time watching ads than actually playing the game. Many users express frustration over the inability to skip ads or close them easily, leading to a diminished gaming experience. While some players are willing to pay for an ad-free version, they still encounter ads for certain features, which further aggravates the situation. Overall, the monetization strategy appears to prioritize ad revenue over user enjoyment, resulting in a significant number of uninstalls.
- “I paid for no ads, and now the only way to change the look of the bottles is by watching a ton of them!”
- “I paid for no ads, absolutely no ads, but I have to watch an ad every 5 undos.”
- “I paid for no ads, but still to gain coins or additional bottle types you have to watch a ton of ads.”
- “The most recent update has pop-up ads that instead of just staying at the bottom of the screen, they now cover the whole screen and pop up in the middle of playing the game, and there is no way to close the ad except to close out the app and lose your progress on that level.”
- “I really love this game and have done for a while, but switching from a whole vial to just a quarter for an ad view wasn't the best. The main issue I have is that ads load onto a black screen, and the only way to get rid of it is to restart the app, which loses all progress.”
- “I paid to remove ads to bypass this because I like the game, but it still happens. The pay to remove ads is actually only 'pay to remove some ads'.”
gameplay
203 mentions
25 % positive mentions
66 % neutral mentions
9 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally described as simple and addictive, with enjoyable mechanics that can provide a fun experience. However, the overwhelming presence of ads significantly disrupts the flow, often resulting in more time spent watching ads than actually playing, which frustrates many users. While some appreciate the game's concept and design, the excessive ad interruptions detract from the overall enjoyment and engagement.
- “The gameplay itself is just as advertised but levels are meaningless.”
- “The gameplay is fun and easy.”
- “Good animations and quick gameplay.”
- “The game itself is fine, but for every 20 seconds of gameplay, there's 45 to 60 seconds of mostly unskippable video ads.”
- “After spending maybe 20 seconds max on a level, getting stuck watching a 30 second ad, every single time, means this 'game' has more ads than it does gameplay.”
- “It's absurd how many ads there are; it makes the game unplayable when there are more ads than actual gameplay.”
graphics
146 mentions
27 % positive mentions
60 % neutral mentions
14 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users describing them as simplistic, bland, and not matching the more appealing visuals shown in advertisements. While some appreciate the straightforward and easy-on-the-eyes design, others express disappointment over the lack of variety and detail, particularly after recent updates that altered the aesthetic. Overall, there is a consensus that the graphics could benefit from significant improvement to enhance the gaming experience.
- “The graphics are smooth and clean; nothing looks or feels cheap.”
- “Good sense of level progression, nice graphics, fun gameplay loop.”
- “I love thinking my way around the problems and I like the straightforward graphics.”
- “The graphics are bland and the color choices for the liquid are basic; no imagination went into the game design at all.”
- “The graphics are much worse than advertised.”
- “I was really enjoying this game, but the new graphics in the latest update have ruined it for me.”
stability
110 mentions
3 % positive mentions
2 % neutral mentions
95 % negative mentions
The stability of the game is heavily criticized, with numerous users reporting frequent freezes and crashes, particularly after ads. Many players experience significant lag and glitches, which often require them to restart the app or even their devices, leading to lost progress. While some users enjoy the gameplay, the overwhelming presence of bugs and intrusive ads detracts from the overall experience, making it frustrating for many.
- “A really fun game, no glitches and satisfying. It's relaxing and also good for helping you with sleeping problems; I would suggest it to everyone.”
- “Right now I'm on level 18 and there have been no glitches so far!”
- “This game is so fun; there are absolutely no glitches, barely any ads, and it's so satisfying and relaxing. I recommend getting it.”
- “This game is too buggy in its current incarnation; do not recommend.”
- “Every time I play this game, it freezes!!!!”
- “Used to enjoy the game, but now it freezes after almost every ad, causing me to restart the game.”
music
107 mentions
13 % positive mentions
82 % neutral mentions
5 % negative mentions
The game's music aspect is heavily criticized, with many users noting the absence of in-game music and sound effects, which contributes to a dull experience. Additionally, frequent ads disrupt any background music players, often overriding user settings and creating a jarring contrast with the game's silence. Players express a desire for soothing background music to enhance the gameplay experience, as the current lack of audio makes the game feel incomplete and less engaging.
- “Music and sound is the best part of a game!”
- “I love it but where's the music?”
- “This game is so relaxing.. I play this whenever I feel bored while listening to some music or when I want to clear my mind.”
- “The fact that I have music and sound disabled in the game and the copious ads have music at full volume is almost enough to make me uninstall it.”
- “I don't want to be startled every other ad with loud music that I can't mute, let alone control the volume on.”
- “No music in-game and then blasted with ad music after 1 minute of sorting liquid.”
grinding
17 mentions
0 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious, primarily due to the frequent ads that interrupt gameplay. Many reviews highlight that the enjoyment diminishes significantly as the number of ads increases, leading to a repetitive and frustrating experience. While the game starts off engaging, the constant interruptions ultimately detract from its overall fun and strategy.
- “An interesting premise but adverts after every single round becomes ridiculously tedious... you actually spend more time watching ads in the first ten games than you do on the game itself.”
- “Moved review from 4 to 2 stars because of this, it's just too tedious and isn't fun anymore.”
- “Too much ads and gameplay is the same and very repetitive; it's good in the first 5 minutes but it gets very tedious after every ad and every level.”
optimization
15 mentions
20 % positive mentions
33 % neutral mentions
47 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization has received mixed reviews. While some users appreciate the smooth animations and decent performance, many others report significant lag, frequent ads, and overheating issues, indicating that the game is poorly optimized and requires substantial improvements to enhance the gameplay experience.
- “The game itself is a pleasant little puzzle game, with smooth animations and good optimization.”
- “Not sure why it takes so much power to run though, my phone lags every time I try to do more than one vial and I have a Pixel XL... really needs some optimization and I would give it a 5 star!”
- “However, this game needs more optimization.”
- “App performance is terrible, and packed with so many ads I spend more time waiting for ads to finish than actually playing the game.”
- “Poorly optimized and extremely laggy.”
- “The game is not optimized and there is just a lot of friction in the gameplay; it's hard to play.”
humor
14 mentions
93 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
7 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is described as enjoyable and entertaining, particularly in its puzzle mechanics, but is overshadowed by an overwhelming number of intrusive ads, which many players find annoying and disruptive. While some users appreciate the comedic aspect of the game itself, they express frustration over the nature of the ads, which often feature unfunny or offensive content. Overall, the game's humor is appreciated, but the excessive advertising detracts from the overall experience.
- “The game is funny; fun to see for yourself.”
- “To use the excuse of saying that ads are the thing that keeps this app alive is understandably hilarious.”
- “What I find funny is that the ads are for other games, and those games have adverts for games... so how are they making any money?”
- “It is a wonderful game to exercise your brain; however, after reaching level 524, the ads being presented are for reality-type games I find offensive, raunchy, and not funny.”
emotional
11 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
Users express significant frustration with the intrusive and overwhelming presence of ads in the game, which detracts from their overall emotional experience. The constant interruptions and accidental redirects to the app store create a sense of annoyance and strain, overshadowing any potential engagement the game might offer. This negative emotional impact leads many players to abandon the game altogether.
- “This game gives enough engagement but leaves out the emotional strain of Facebook.”
story
6 mentions
17 % positive mentions
33 % neutral mentions
50 % negative mentions
The game's story aspect is largely criticized, with many users noting the absence of a coherent narrative, despite misleading advertising suggesting otherwise. While some players appreciate the gameplay, they express a desire for a more engaging story element, similar to other games that incorporate narrative depth. Overall, the consensus is that the game lacks a meaningful storyline, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The story was good.”
- “There is no storyline to this game.”
- “Your advertising for this game is almost a complete lie; you showed a story between levels.”
- “Not only is there no story to the game, but then it's a water sorting game.”
replayability
3 mentions
100 % positive mentions
-67 % neutral mentions
67 % negative mentions
The game features enjoyable and replayable puzzles, but excessive ads detract from the overall experience. Players suggest that incorporating ads as a means to unlock special features could enhance replayability, although the game is more enjoyable in airplane mode despite its lack of polish.
- “Fun and replayable puzzles.”
- “The game has great potential for replayability with its engaging mechanics and challenges.”
- “Each playthrough offers new experiences and strategies to explore.”
- “I would have given it a 5-star rating if there weren't so many ads. If you could use the ads to unlock special gimmicks, maybe the game would be more playable and promising.”
- “It's more playable on airplane mode, but it's not polished enough for what it is.”