PC puzzle game – SquareLogic

If you like puzzle games, like a sudoku, then you might be interested in the PC game Everyday Genius: SquareLogic. I know the guys at Truethought who created SquareLogic, and I did some beta testing.  It’s tempting to look at it as a variation on sudoku, but I think it’s more challenging.

The goal is to fill in the correct number for each square using the following rules:

• No number can appear twice in the same row or column.
• Each board is divided into differently-colored “cages”.
• Each cage shows an arithematic “rule” in the top-left corner (such as 9+, 12x, or Odd).
• The answers for the squares in each cage must satisfy the rule. For example, a rule of 9+ means the squares in that cage must add up to 9.

In addition, the game offers a bit of customization for the difficulty and hints. For example, not only can you select a difficulty level, but you can also set the size of the puzzle from 4×4 to 9×9.

If you purchase the game through Steam, you’ll have access to leaderboards, achievements, stats, and even remote game storage so that you can resume your saved games from anywhere.

You can try before buying.

I’m still trying to get solve a 7×7 puzzle with no hints whatsoever, but I think it’s appealing because you can scale the difficulty really well. Plus, you don’t simply play puzzles in isolation because the game is divided into regions, and you solve puzzles to travel through and complete a region, providing a visual progression in the game.

Plus, unlike sudoku, SquareLogic isn’t the same puzzle everytime in that the cages and rules vary, as well as the possibility of hidden cages.