7 physics puzzles and platformers
Seven level-based games where the way things move is the puzzle: burst dandelions in a chain with a few gusts, bounce one beam of light to every crystal, get through rooms that lie to you, drive a tractor over seesaws or draw one line to keep a campfire dry. Levels are short and restart at once.
New here? Start with Umbrella Line (draw one line and keep the fire dry), then Puff Quota (a few gusts, and bursts that chain) or Dotwatch (slide past the dots and take every token).
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Puff Quota Chain reaction puzzle A few gusts, a field of dandelions. Burst enough of them to meet the quota.
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Lumen Carom Light reflection puzzle One beam, a few bounces. Light every crystal with a single shot.
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Nothing Is Bolted Down Trap platformer Get to the door. Every room lies to you, but only once.
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Tweakroom Puzzle platformer One room, 25 stages. Each stage changes one rule; the name is the hint.
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Dotwatch Dodging maze game Slide the square past the dots, take every token, reach the green zone.
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Mudlark Trials Physics driving game Drive a little tractor over logs, ramps and seesaws, against the clock.
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Umbrella Line Line drawing puzzle Draw one line to keep the campfire dry for five seconds.
No game matches all of that.
Do they work on a phone?
Yes. The platformers and Mudlark Trials show buttons on a touch screen, and the others play by dragging or drawing with a finger.
How many levels are there?
Lumen Carom has 50 rooms in order and beyond, plus a daily room; Dotwatch 40 rooms plus a daily; Umbrella Line 40 levels; Nothing Is Bolted Down 30 rooms; Tweakroom 25 stages; Mudlark Trials twelve courses that open one by one. Puff Quota counts fields, with medals for gusts left over.
Do they punish mistakes?
Lightly. Nothing Is Bolted Down counts deaths as your score and marks each trap once it has fired, Dotwatch sends you back to the start of the room and shows a ghost of your last try, Mudlark Trials returns you to the last flag with five seconds added, Tweakroom saves every solved stage, and Lumen Carom and Umbrella Line let you shoot or draw again.
Which ones have a daily challenge?
Lumen Carom and Dotwatch have a daily mode: the same challenge for everyone that day, new at midnight by your device's clock.