Cubot - The Complexity of Simplicity

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  • Summary: At first sight, Cubot is a puzzle-game with a minimalist gameplay, just move color cubes towards tiles of the same color. It's really easy, but it will be a torture for your mind to complete all levels of the game because the apparent simplicity of the game is in contradiction with theAt first sight, Cubot is a puzzle-game with a minimalist gameplay, just move color cubes towards tiles of the same color. It's really easy, but it will be a torture for your mind to complete all levels of the game because the apparent simplicity of the game is in contradiction with the complexity of the puzzles. Moreover, an important point in the gameplay is if you have multiple cubes, they move simultaneously!

    Features:
    - Easy gameplay, just move cubes... that's it!
    - Simplistic but not repetitive, use different elements to achieve your goal: buttons, elevators, color swappers, teleporters...
    - The game and menus have a clean look to not disturb your concentration. In the same vein, the music is very soothing.
    - There are 80 levels for several hours of playing to keep you challenged.
    - The challenge increases level by level. If you are stumped, help is available!    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. MondoXbox
    Jan 17, 2016
    82
    A simple and minimalist - yet highly challenging - puzzle game at a great price, Cubot is the perfect pastime for logic challenge lovers.
  2. TrueAchievements
    Jan 15, 2016
    80
    Cubot - The Complexity of Simplicity does indeed offer complex puzzles set in an extremely simplistic environment. Featuring an easy-to-use control system, minimalistic design and clever game mechanics, players get a competent puzzler that has made the jump from mobile to console with few issues.
  3. Brash Games
    Apr 2, 2016
    80
    Depending on how good you are at puzzle solving, you might manage to complete all 80 levels in as little as two or three hours but even still for the cheap price, that’s a great amount of value for your play time.
  4. ICXM
    Jan 13, 2016
    75
    For $2, Cubot: The Complexity of Simplicity is a great experience that tests your problem solving skills. However, I have to knock off a couple of points due to the fact that there is very little replay value.
  5. Pure Xbox
    Jan 18, 2016
    60
    There could be more to it, but Cubot is a relatively fun experience overall, with a nice mix of difficulty and frustration.
  6. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Mar 5, 2016
    50
    Clearly designed for the world of mobile devices, Cubot is the kind of thing you've probably downloaded for pennies, many times, and played for half an hour before getting hopelessly stuck and abandoning it. [March 2016, p.87]
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  1. GreenMachineG
    Jan 11, 2016
    6
    Cubot does exactly what it says it will, but the console version feels a little out of place, even though it is a good game. This gameCubot does exactly what it says it will, but the console version feels a little out of place, even though it is a good game. This game originally came out as an iPhone game and you can tell, but it is done extremely well. This puzzle game is challenging, and addicting, and is a great time killer type game. The addition of different colored blocks that go in different directions or go a different number of spaces is such a simple, yet cool addition, and makes the game so much more challenging. I do think it's home on the Xbox One is a bit misplaced though, as most people don't jump onto the Xbox One to play a game like this. I personally do a lot of different things at the same time (Netlifx, YouTube, Gaming, etc.) so a game like this is perfect for me when I want to pay attention to a show and do some gaming at the same time where I don't have to give it my all, and for anybody who likes difficult puzzle games this is for you as it definitely succeeds and is one of the best straight puzzle games I have ever played, but I would recommend grabbing this title on your iPhone or equivalent, unless you do the same thing I described above. REMEMBER: This review is platform specific, and the location of this game doesn't fit as well, but I want to make it clear that this game is brilliant, and needs to be played, just on your iPhone.

    7.0/10    … Expand
  2. zNeverSleeping
    Oct 29, 2020
    5
    Sinceramente? Mais um dos jogos que mais servem como "easy achievements". 1000G facil.