Orixo

This game really calms me down but still works my brain! I love the minimalist design paired with the relaxing music. I play Flow a lot and I love it but it’s pretty simple and even getting to 12x12 puzzles is pretty easy, I can usually clear each one in a matter of seconds. This game, on the other hand, actually makes you think and count to figure it out, and if you go through it too fast you may mess up. I admire this game and I love playing it very much. ❤️

Orixo is easy to learn but soon becomes challenging (in a fun way!). I really enjoyed it and finished all of the levels in two days or so. I recommend getting it, and I would call it a 5-star game except for a few problems. First and foremost is the hidden “undo” button. You have to tap to reveal it, then it hides again in a few seconds. There’s no way to have it visible all the time. For difficult levels, it’s a constant play-game, tap-reveal, tap-undo, play, tap, tap, play, tap, tap... super annoying and disruptive! The game also uses a portrait layout, which I don’t like on an iPad. But if the game really has to be portrait, at least take advantage of all the room at the bottom to have the “undo” button visible! Grr! Lastly, and this is FYI rather than a problem, the levels didn’t consistently follow an easy-to-hard progression. It didn’t bother me, but I thought it was odd. Pack 1 seemed better arranged than Pack 2 in this respect.

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I enjoy the game and I generally don't mind ads bc creators do need to earn revenue. But there's a video ad that is anti-immigration that won't let you close out even after the timer is expired. It makes you wait til the video is over. This upsets me for two reasons. 1) I don't support stricter immigration enforcement, especially with the current concentration camps (often called "Detention Centers") the US has for immigrants. 2) I dislike ads that are deceitful in regards to being able to close out after a certain amount of time regardless of whether or not the ad is completed. Please make better choices for the ads you allow as they reflect on your company. At the very least consider steering clear of overtly political ads.

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so, i downloaded the game and i played it for a few weeks before i got bored and stopped playing it. i then deleted the game because i needed storage and such. end of the story, right? no. this app kept COMING BACK to my home screen. the app would have its same but its logo is white with lines in it and it has the cloud sign next to the name. like a normal person, i deleted it. but it came back a few days later. this has been happening for months and i’m sick of it. i don’t know if this is an app problem or just a problem with my phone but i believe it’s both because it never happened before or after i deleted this app.

This game does so many things right. The simplistic gameplay is brilliantly crafted; level design becomes challenging yet never impossible. The calming music sets the mood perfectly. Even the ads fit in seamlessly (never thought I’d be writing this in a review!). The ads don’t bombard you and never run more than 5 seconds - just enough time to decide if you’re interested or not. Orixo 2? Pretty please??