9 people found this review helpful
Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 0.4 hrs on record
Posted: 20 Jan, 2020 @ 11:58am

I _loved_ HexCells. I bought this on the strength of HexCells. But SquareCells is a **DRAMATIC** step down in nearly every way.

I'm colorblind. This is nearly unplayable. There are only tiny indicators to show that a square is selected to remain. HexCells did not have this problem, as the entire hex would change to a distinctly different color.

The text is tiny and pixelated. Parts are unreadable on a standard laptop resolution. HexCells did not have this problem.

I could, on launch, add keyboard bindings to add/break cells in HexCells. For me this is a huge boon in ease of play. Clicking mouse buttons is painful. So, being able to type on the keyboard with my left hand made HexCells a joy.

SquareCells does not have this option.

This game is a sad joke compared to how GREAT HexCells was. If you're looking for more HexCells-level goodness, you won't find it here. And the fact that it hasn't improved in the half-decade since its release is very telling.
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