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Freeze! – Puzzle Game Review
Freeze! is a Puzzle/Casual game from Andreas von Lepel, first launched in 29th November 2012.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 114+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Freeze! Stand Out
+++ #1 game in 36 countries +++
+++ Winner of the "Indie Prize Europe 2013"-Award (Casual Games Association) +++
GAME OF THE WEEK! – »… is a beautiful, physics-based puzzle game that will leave your head spinning … worthy of being on all iOS devices … visuals in Freeze are just gorgeous … music and sound effects here are top notch … the game is beautiful, simple, and incredibly challenging« (appadvice.com, review)
»The twisty-turny physics delights on offer here are cleverer, darker, and more devious than what's on offer in your average casual puzzler.« (pocketgamer.co.uk, review)
»minimalistic yet stunning artwork … gameplay is fun, challenging and maybe even a little maddening … Score 4/5« (148Apps.com, review)
»Spooky, Challenging Perfection – Score 10/10« (tapscape.com, review)
Freeze!
It was a wonderful day for our anonymous hero, at least until the moment when he was torn from his loved ones by a viciously sharp grappling hook.
Locked in a cramped cell on a planet far, far away, our hero could give in to despair and abandon himself to his fate. But with your help he can overcome gravity, turn worlds, and even – escape!
Solving the rotating, physics-based puzzles is easy; just use your finger to continuously turn the cell in both directions around our hero. Of course you also have to make clever use of the Freeze! button, which can overcome gravity. Sound simple? It is – at first…
Freeze! offers completely new and yet immediately intuitive game mechanics, delightfully gloomy graphics from the internationally renowned pop-up designer and illustrator Jonas Schenk, and a very sinister soundtrack from noted Swiss electronic/trance musician Karl Lukas.
Highlights of Freeze!
- use intuitive touch screen control to turn our hero’s cell
- take on lasers, deadly traps, and cruel opponents
- unique style of illustration and collage just looks really good
- wonderful gloomy soundtrack from Swiss trance master Karl Lukas
- GameCenter Leaderboards & Achievements – who can escape the prison worlds the fastest?
More information, videos and tips for every level are at www.frozengun.com
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Freeze! is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 30th November 2021
Recent improvements include:
Now totally free, all worlds included, 100+ levels of pure fun! And still no ads! And the game now looks awesome on newer iOS devices, too!
Download & Availability
Freeze! is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Es un juego si ol pero entretenido si buscas algo para des aburrirte y estimular tu mente est es una buena opcin adems de que no hay comerciales.
How do you not give this game a top rating? Its totally free, it has NO ADS, and its a premium quality game. Thank you for making your excellent Freeze 1 and 2 games free for all. This developer deserves our support.
We downloaded this game quite some time ago. It was available for free or discounted at some point. We dont remember but we havent played it and we noticed it does not offload. So we opened it and started playing. Considering some of the reviews go back 10 or 11 years Im going to guess this was an early app for the iPhone. It holds up nicely. Even with all the capabilities that the iPhone has now this game doesnt suffer from its own simplicity. In fact we dont think other puzzle games have advanced much beyond what this game is. Ive only played about the first 10 puzzles and the puzzles have gotten progressively harder. We hope there are more changes as the game goes on. It is entertaining. Being a casual game its not something you dedicate hours to really. You pull it out when youre waiting at the DMV, sitting in the lunch room at work, waiting for your order to come up at the restaurant, etc. Great game in small doses. But you dont have to take it in small doses.
Fun but ao wish there were more Freeze! Buttons.
It says we unlocked the bonus but wont allow us to play them. The game is pretty decent other than this issue.
We like the B&W graphics. Its a simple yet challenging physics game. You sometimes have to try every single move even the one that doesnt seem like its it. It will have you stumped thinking its impossible but keep trying! This would be fun on long car rides or on the bus.
Kept us wanting more puzzles. Very well designed.
Love this game! We've played it to the very last challenge and after several months we've gone back to it. Please keep adding levels.
We're having a great time. It is very responsive to our touch. And the graphics are great.
Wow this game got difficult quick! Still, we really enjoy this app. It sure beats mind-numbing apps like Bejeweled, equivalent.
We like this game a lot so far, but we're only midway through the first world; l'm good at puzzles, but we hate when a game's challenges get so difficult even The Beast couldn't solve them, so we'll see as we progress if Freeze gets to keep all five of our stars.
FROM:A 8 year old player named TKara we really like your game. Our only COMPOAINT we need freezes for the hard levels like 10,13,14,15. We love your game THANK YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
Excelente juego no us canso de jugarlo.
The levels are enjoyable, and we like the spooky theme and music. The help prompts pop up too soon and are annoying, but you can turn them off. The game is not too addictive, which we guess is good – we don't like to deal with too much adrenaline/dopamine rush while playing a game. So far so good.
We liked the puzzles. The background graphics could be better. This game has annoying help prompts if it decides you are taking too long.
We typically listen to music and podcasts when playing games, but your app pauses any audio from other apps when we open it. Please look into this.
Like some others mentioned, this puppy takes some real effort. We deleted it because we couldn't get past level 12's evilness, and we tried many times. Today we cleared it in .05 seconds. It gets way more fun, when you get way more better. Nice job, folks.
The game itself is kinda fun and challenging but the game is called freeze theres only like 3 levels so far that you can actually freeze it.
Awesome game. Very addictive. Nice strategy game.
Just get it and have fun. Very addictive and makes you think.
This game is both beautifully creepy and addicting.
Great way to pass time, enjoy playing, graphics are cool and intellectual.
Great game very addicting and challenging. If you like strategic games, this is for you.
If you like action/puzzle games, this one's for you. Please expand the music score, although it sets a good dark mood, it can be very repetitive.
The game is great. But for some reason the freeze button won't work for us.
Puzzles that bring a smile to your face. Thanks.
We just love this game! It's easy at first but gets harder. It's keeping our brain sharp! We have it on our iPhone & our kindle its that good. Be careful if you play at work, we have to be careful not to yell out t expletives when we mess up. :-).
And it's FREE! The Tim Burton like graphic design is incredibly cool, the puzzles are enjoyably challenging & get tougher as the game goes on and…oh yeah it's free! Not to mention that we've been playing it all day and have yet to see an ad! Really though, just download it, it's worth at least a buck maybe two but, well like we said… Once you figure out where to navigate, the only frustration we have is using the controls to move the "hero" there, some levels require real fast maneuvering which for us is a mix of frustration & excitement, which make it all that much more fun we think. But anyways, get it & try for yourself because, ya know.. It's free.
Easy to play, challenging to beat. Played one handed in portrait orientation, and very novel. Well done.
Awesome app keeps our going for hours.
We love it so much. Beautiful and fun.
Don't get us wrong, REALLY cool game. But some games we don't want to have to play it 25 times to pass it. Eventually it asks if you want to skip it but then it cheapens the experience in our opinion. We found the physics frustrating and uninstalled it at level 7. Like we said, it is a VERY COOL game and we see lots of potential, but not for fairweather gamers like us.
Omg we loved this game on our old phone then we had to get a new one and now our "Freeze" button isnt working…please help.
We can't believe the small amount of reviews. This is a great game! We've been playing for almost a year, now and then, and the games are very challenging as you get further into the levels, in fact SO challenging, we still have one or two unsolved, in each level. We love the graphics, fluid movement, and that blinking eye!! LOL Very fun cute unique game. :D.
Cool puzzles. Cool music. Cool graphics. Cool game.
Worth the price (in-app purchase of new levels).
Fantastic game play…with every level growing in intensity, keeps you wondering what the next level will be like! No two levels are the same, all are challenging and witty, great job folks.
It very good game,but we think it some poor and need more colors. Please make this game more funny at new update.
Update slow to load and has no sound. On iPhone 5. Had sound once. Lost it again. Deleted app. Reinstalled it still no sound and lost all progress. Like loosing many hours if work. No fun redoing all levels. Please fix.
Brain game with a great look and cool ideas.
Not the same old tiring game. Interesting, challenging, and fun.
Great game. We were saddened to have reached the end. Good strategy and coordination game. Love it. Really hoping there is more to come. Recommend this game.
We like the design and theme of this app. The game play is familiar to other puzzle/brain teaser type of games but the audio visuals are what makes it awesome. It's like something out of a Tim Burton movie. We love that.
What a fun way to challenge skills and keep the mind sharp. We play with our husband.
Great game. But we're upset that we have to buy some of the worlds.
So much fun and is mind challenging, feels great when you complete a hard level.
We are really loving this game! It's been a while since we have enjoyed an app this much.
Very intelligent concept. Makes you think.
Love this challenging game, it's what games should be about.
…a lot. It's unique and challenging.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.04
- Size: 64.37 MB
- iOS: 8.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PT, RU, ZH, ES, TH
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Andreas von Lepel
Last updated: 30th November 2021 | Genre: Puzzle, Casual | Developer: Andreas von Lepel