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Puzzle Retreat – Puzzle Game Review
Puzzle Retreat is a Puzzle/Entertainment/Board game from THE VOXEL AGENTS PTY. LTD., first launched in 30th January 2013.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 276+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Puzzle Retreat Stand Out
Shut off the outside world. Relax, unwind and focus with a new type of puzzle that is both simple to learn and compellingly deep. Puzzle Retreat will have you losing track of time and forgetting about the outside world.
"Puzzle Retreat is a brilliant zen-like puzzler"
— AppSpy.com
“Seriously addictive: easy-to-learn; no pressure; and cerebral problem solving. There is not a single flaw."
— CNET.com
"So smart and so well-made, why wasn't it created a billion years ago?"
— JayIsGames.com
"Puzzle Retreat is for everyone."
— IndieGameMagazine.com
"You will love this game."
— Kotaku.com
The rules are simple; slide all the blocks to fill all the holes. The challenge comes from working out the correct order to slide the blocks and really ramps up with the addition of special blocks including Fire Blocks, Stop Blocks, Bonsai Trees and Arrow Blocks, which alter the direction of sliding blocks.
• No time limits, no stress, just you and the puzzle
• Stuck on a puzzle – no problem, just move to the next and come back later, or talk it out with other players
• Includes 60 puzzles to solve, and additional puzzle packs available for purchase
• Connect with other puzzle lovers – discuss puzzles and techniques directly in-game
• Sync your progress across all your devices automatically with iCloud
Escape to the Puzzle Retreat and immerse yourself in this unique block-sliding puzzle game from the creators of the smash-hit Train Conductor series.
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This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Puzzle Retreat is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 8th December 2017
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Updated for the latest version of iOS.
Download & Availability
Puzzle Retreat is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Puzzle Retreat on App Store
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:
The game starts off easy but gets extremely hard. There are so many free levels that you wont be able to do, they get so hard. Love this game, it is truly a classic.
This is pure puzzling pleasure. The gameplay concept feels familiar but Ive never played a puzzle game quite like it. If youre a fan of clever, visual, spatial puzzles, this one has a nice balance to its difficulty progression. It continues to challenge you, but doesnt leave you frustrated and joyless. Nicely done.
Loved this puzzle game! Never a glitch, no crashing, really fulfilled our love of puzzle games. We love the unique and progressive animations of the blocks. And the difficulty was great!! Sad that we beat it, Im wanting more.
Our grandmother is visually handicapped and really enjoys this game. How to complete any frame is available. Our five year old just flies through the game. We have had this on many platforms for years and never tire of the challenge of completing a level. With no burst of ads (much appreciated), makes it one of our top ten games. Our two boys will be on different iPads, and compete to finish first on a level. Just wish there were more games like this.
So far, interesting, engrossing. Different enough to keep our attention. We are enjoying it, for sure. More as we continue. A few months later.. Just about finished. Went through all the puzzles and thoroughly enjoyed the time. Some were very challenging., some fairly easy and most a nice comfortable less than an hour times worth. Wish there were more.. Just finished and sadly had to say goodbye to a very enjoyable, challenging puzzle. Pleasantly rewarding.
Its one of the best voxel agent's games ever the only thing we dont like is having to pay for the other levels but its such a great game.
Needs practice and this type of puzzle is the trick. Its tough to find a formula to solve this beyond trial and error. Good seeing-multiple-moves-ahead sight training. Thanks, we love critical-thinking, problem-solving physics-components puzzles.
We wish more apps would follow your lead. Nothing worse than having to see an ad every time you complete a round so you are forced to pay for upgrade. If you like this game after playing for a while, you can decide to pay to keep going. Far more thoughtful and sophisticated approach- many thanks to this games marketing and development departments.
This is by far one of the most interesting, challenging puzzle games that we ever played. We just wish that the developer could update this game for 2020 with new puzzles and maybe a refreshed look. Cheers.
Great game for strategy. Makes you think.
We are enjoying this puzzle, but it would really be nice to have it updated for the latest iPhone screens. Especially if were to pay for the additional levels that are offered.
We find this very therapeutic from the clutter of thoughts that can overwhelm us. We can sit a take a moment away from all that by solving a few puzzles or more and we feel clarity in our mind. The puzzles provide a satisfying release to the mundane routine of the everyday. They are challenging, yet not overwhelming so. The game design is aesthetic and comforting. We enjoy playing curled up in a blanket or with a nice cup of coffee.
We love this game, but we wish there were more levels! We have been waiting forever for them to come out with new ones. We do go back and replay all the ones Ive purchased, but Im ready for more. So get on that, guys.
Literally. We love games w/o time pressure.
PLEASE allow us to mute the background music. The game sounds are great but we are forced to play with all sound muted because there isnt a separate control to mute the awful background music.
This is a great game (puzzles are fun and interesting, interface is easy to use) except for one thing – the hideous background music. It kills the whole experience for us. And at present, there is no way to turn it off without silencing all sound from the game including the sounds from the blocks. The trouble is that we actually like the block sounds, but the background music is so disruptive and distracting that we cant stand it. Whats odd is that we had this game on the Galaxy S7 that we just got rid of and that issue wasnt present. We can play through one puzzle before the music starts and then the only way to make it stop is to close the app all the way and then reopen it to play the next puzzle. Thats hardly an acceptable solution. We would gladly give this app 5 stars if not for this issue with the background music. Until the developers fix that issue, it gets 1 star from us.
So many puzzles and increasing difficulty.
Love the game, finished all levels, been waiting for a long time for more levels to be added please update.
It's nice to see an actual puzzle game and not just another candy crush clone.
If they come out with new level packs, we'll buy them in a heartbeat.
Lovely graphics and satisfying puzzler. Hint: buy all packs for only $6: 1: play the last level in the morning pack. (You don't have to do all levels, just last one) You get a deal to buy three packs for 2$. 2: play last level in newly unlocked packs: spa last level You Get a deal to buy three more packs for 2$. Now there's only three packs left that are locked. Scroll down to buy all packs button and its 2$! All packs for 6$ instead of 7$.
The game is simple to learn and fun to play. It mostly involves strategy knowing which block to slide first in order for the rest of the blocks to slide into place to complete the puzzle. Overall a well put together game. Our only criticism is that when one is starting to play while in the welcome pack. Information regarding how to play the game is given strange manner after one may need it. For example the objective of the game is to slide an ice square into a desired space in the puzzle layout, the level is completed when all of the available blocks have been used and the spaces of the layout are filled. However while in welcome mode we were only told this after completing 10 puzzles, effectively making the info. Unnecessary. This is not extremely bad, but a suggestion, if one is going to be given information in -game regarding a specific puzzle, it should be useful not a means of continuing a tutorial. Would definitely recommend.
This game has been around since before cheese was invented, and in the field of puzzles there is NOTHING better.
This game is really fun, creative, and challenging all in one. However only 72 levels are free. In order to get the rest, it's $6.99. Kinda blows. We'd rather just watch ads if it meant we didn't have to pay $7. -_-.
Puzzle pack is a good value. Hours upon hours of levels. Had some concern whether level design quality would remain high, but can say it does for sure. If you like the free levels the $7 pack is a good value.
A unique, fun game that presents a lot of challenges and makes you think. Nice graphics as well. Give it a go.
Update: developers need to let us reset all the levels and start from scratch again. No way to do that now. Also, just an FYI to the developers. Not everyone is on Facebook. So the fact that we can't be a part of the conversation unless we log on via Facebook is BS. We're not on Facebook and never will be.
We initially tried the free sampler & loved it! Long before we got through the free puzzle levels, we realized Puzzle Retreat was a Keeper and decided to purchase the additional Puzzle Packs. We're on a tight fixed income so when we buy something it must offer a true bang for our buck and Puzzle Retreat definitely has the IT factor. This is one of our favorite games. As you progress through the levels, they get a little tougher as new game objects are added. Some puzzles look deceptively simple, but can drive you crazy as you work through the solution what a great workout for your grey matter! Be forewarned: some of the most challenging puzzles can be the tiniest as well. Loves: NOT Timed: we can take our sweet time & enjoy the process (we HATE being timed!)… We can play with the game soundtrack OR play our OWN music (we hate when we can't choose)… Animation is awesome, game objects are unique & colorful, the puzzles are awesome. There aren't any characters of the ornithologically ornery persuasion, any boorish boars or posturing pigs, nor is there a zombie in sight. It is ALL puzzle, all the time without the melodrama or camp of more ubiquitous games. Puzzle Retreat is a unique change of pace & well worth the download. Try it, you'll like it.
Love this game because it combines a number of skills. Energizing! Need more levels.
OK, this is a great game, but it would be even awesome-er if they gave us and helpful hints!! But if you want to play a game that involves thinking, this is it- what you've been looking for.
Love the graphics. Not too crazy hard, but still challenging. Very fun.
Relaxing but yet challenging at the same time. Love it.).
Absolutely LOVE this puzzle game. Finished all of levels, need more.
We like this game because it is simple but challenging. We wish they would come out with more versions.
Lots of fun yet challenging too! Definitely recommend.
Seemingly simple yet fiendishly complex. An excellent puzzler.
This game is yoga for the brain.
Really good game makes you think.
One of the best puzzle games we've played. Visual effects are top notch.
Makes the gears in your brain workout. It starts off easy so you can figure out how the game is played. It challenges you at each level and adds in a little twist to make it interesting. Once you pass a level, it makes you feel accomplished and want to try the next one. The only downside we can think of is that you'll need to pay for each new pack at .99 cents. But we honestly think it's way better than those other games that place annoying ads(especially video ads) at each level or a pulls you in to subscribe & pay big $ so you can play more locked levels. Those games we delete. This game is a keeper and we don't mind paying for a new pack.
We love this game. It's so addicting we have worked all the levels twice. It's time for more puzzle packs.
Omg we love this game a lot. We will definitely purchase all of the levels, this is the most entertaining game we have found since bobby carrot lol!!!!enjoy.
Very challenging. It really makes us think.
Enjoyable, intuitive, aesthetically appealing.
Not like other puzzle games, it's a new kind (maybe not new but we've never seen this kind) so, ya, fun.
Lots of fun with interesting twists and challenges.
A great way to spend any spare time! Challenging, stimulating, and a blast to play; great for logical/pattern/problem-solving orientated minds.
This app is fun to play and very usable. As each new concept is added, the simple and clear instructions provide exactly the right level of help to keep it interesting without becoming frustrating. We also enjoy having a challenge that is not timed—The need for intricate thought without the adrenaline rush.
This game has provided us with hours of entertainment. If you like brain teasers you'll love this.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.19
- Size: 82.91 MB
- iOS: 7.0 or later
- Languages: AR, EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, ZH, ES, SV, TH, TR
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: THE VOXEL AGENTS PTY. LTD.
Last updated: 8th December 2017 | Genre: Puzzle, Entertainment | Developer: THE VOXEL AGENTS PTY. LTD.