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Squares² – Puzzle Game Review
Squares² is a Puzzle/Casual game from Simple Machine, LLC, first launched in 15th November 2018.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 453+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Squares² Stand Out
Paint squares and make matches! A simple new puzzle game that will make your brain happy!
■ HOW TO PLAY ■
To play, paint colorful tiles on the board by dragging. Connect any three or more squares of the same color and make a match. It's simple in premise, but as you pull the thread, it becomes something entirely unexpected. In some levels, tiles move like clockwork requiring precision and planning, while others feature tiles twice as big, which can turn a dire situation into your biggest match.
And with the new wild tile, you can make exceptional combos never before possible in the original.
■ FEATURES ■
Since the original Squares, we've completely redesigned the experience from the ground up:
■ Simple brain busting gameplay
■ Complete 50 levels designed to take your brain to the limit
■ Compete in the classic endless mode from the original
■ Colorblind mode so every eyeball can enjoy
■ Awe-inspiring design. There's never been a puzzle game that looked this slick.
■ ABOUT SQUARES ■
We set out to create a simple puzzle game that would be new, modern, fun, and inspiring.
Squares² is the culmination of that goal. We started with the innovative gameplay we released in 2016's Squares and we crafted a unique and exciting experience centered around that simple idea.
From the four sided brains at Simple Machine. Creators of Pop the Lock, Calculator: The Game, and of course, the original Squares.
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Squares² is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 28th November 2018
Recent improvements include:
Hey folks!
We read your comments and here are the new updates:
- You can now remove ads
- Tweaked Level 42
Thanks for playing!
Team Simple Machine
Download & Availability
Squares² 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:
We cannot win level 47 after months of trying. Ive come close, but we need about 5 more moves. Any tips Developers.
The game is challenging but also fun. It takes thought and strategy to beat each level. Also the developer team is great in replying and responding to feedback from users. Great experience.
We love this gameits therapeutic and fun and we play it a lot But the high score system in endless mode seems to be broken. We got a score of 1300 something and then we got a score of 800 something. The 800 score overrode the 1300 score. Whenever we reopen the app, the high score resets to 0. Also we would like to be able to resume game in endless mode where we left off after we restart the app, instead of having it give us a new blank board.
We really enjoy this game. We got to level 37 and decided to pay get rid of the ads. Unfortunately, now there doesnt seem to be a way to get past this level without the assistance of the ads.
Have been on level 47 for 3 months – completely unbeatable. Have used every powerful possible, and every time we use a power up, the box showing no more moves, watch ad? Will not leave screen making accurate gameplay impossible . Stupid ploy to get Views on ads without proper incentive . Do better, developers . UPDATE: in order to get the update they keep replying to everyone to get in order to fix the bugs of unbeatable games and popups that wont go away, you must DELETE the game and all of your previous data and start over. And now they make you play like 10 endless levels in order to go on to the levels. Absolutely ridiculous. This game is trash & so are the people that made it.
2 stars because we LOVE this game! Fun way to pass time. However, it will not let us go beyond LEVEL 12. It constantly asks us to watch an ad for 3!more moves which isnt helpful. We had no issues until now. Its no longer playable.
Red/Green colorblind UI/UX designer here: Played a few rounds of endless and was really enjoying the game. Struggled a little with the light green and yellow tiles but only made a few mistakes. Once there were multiple red/greenish tiles we wasnt able to actually tell them apart at all and lost immediately. The game becomes unplayable. Checked setting and found a colorblind mode which was uglier and actually harder to use for our type of colorblindness (blues and purples together) UI designers: there are multiple types of colorblindess and while the super minimal style is really pretty, this game needs a signifier other than only color (pattern, icon, letter) to be accessible for some of us. Super stoked to play this game again once Ill actually be able to tell the tiles apart.
Glitches boring cant change the colors of the blocks. Or background. Lame.
We had to uninstall it! The ads @ the bottom of the game are unnecessarily noisy. Can't even hear the games sounds.
We like this game a lot it keeps us busy when Im waiting somewhere or just need to fidget a little but Ive been on level 47 for literally months and Im almost positive its made to not be passable at all its very frustrating and Im ready to just give up on the app all together and delete it. Ive already deleted and restarted the game and still cant get past 47 even with the extra moves when you watch the ad.
Not enough moves are given to clear all the tiles.
Really fun and addictive BUT disappointing bc level 47 is unbeatable… And we have the most recent update…?? And Im sad to see that even if we were able we beat level 47 theres only 2 more levels after that.
Level 47 is unbeatable, even with 5 extra moves. Been on this level weeks now. Tired of it, and am now playing less because of it.
Interesting and difficult in a fun way.
So fun and when we lose we cant help but play again to get a higher score! Levels are ok but endless mode is the BEST! Very Good Job.
Entertaining game until we got to level 39 and kept playing & beating it and then trying different ways, and the level just keeps going..cant get past it.. Update: changed rating since they fixed level 39, but now it seems Im repeating levels Ive already done.
Fun game. The puzzles ramp up in difficulty well. There are some bugs that Im sure will get stamped out in time. Especially the one where the prompt to watch an ad doesnt go away after you watch an ad. We would love an option to pay to get rid of the ads.
Already did this level once, annoying to have it here again and it be impossible to pass. Refreshing a tile for a wild puts a screen (the do you want to watch an ad…) over the game,basically ending it.
This game is super fun, but a few times we have completed a level only for it to tell us we didnt finish and have to restart or watch an ad for more moves. We have also run into a problem a few times where we have one move left but the game acts like we have run out of moves and again, makes us restart. Its a bit frustrating but we still enjoy the game. Just wish this could be fixed in the next update.
Level 39 will not stop even though you finish the task.
We would gladly pay for a challenging game like this to be able to gain bonuses, etc. Like most ad-based games though, once you get to the more challenging levels youre stuck watching ads just to get unstuck. No thanks. There are other options out there.
It had a little more critical thinking required than something like candy crush. However, they stack some levels so you have to watch ads. Thats fine, thats how they make money. But twice in level 43 Ive completed the level and the game wont recognize it as complete.
Ive wasted our life on level 16.
We dont the sound/music that continuously plays on games. This one, we couldnt shut it up because theres no setting option to turn off the sound/music. What made us delete it is its stupid logic: 1 move left; 3 colors; 2 squares & 1 rectangle open, and it wouldnt let us make the move that would ultimately beat the level. It was restart level or restart level. Annoying. We even took a screenshot of how Idve beat the level if only Id been allowed… Anyway, if these things get fixed, Ill give it another go; otherwise, Im good.
We would give 5 stars if level 16 was actually beatable! The number doesnt go down when the blocks are matched next to it! Please fix.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.4
- Size: 119.30 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Simple Machine, LLC
Last updated: 28th November 2018 | Genre: Puzzle, Casual | Developer: Simple Machine, LLC