High Rise - A Puzzle Cityscape

Brilliant concept and well executed. The music is nicely composed, but a longer loop would be a nice touch (drop me a line, I’ll produce one for you). The aesthetic is strong as well and fits the mood of the game to keep the whole thing not stressful. A few gentle critiques: 1) the blue and green look quite similar at some camera angles, if the green were darker it would help 2) infinite undo would ruin the game, but some economy to earn the occasional option to help when one simply clicks the wrong square would enhance the game 3) some of the more complex combination algorithms can leave you in an undesirable position you didn’t/couldn’t predict and would have avoided if you’d known. Even with the comprehensive “how to” it isn’t always clear what’s about to happen or why 4) don’t mind ads in exchange for free games but (a) many of them don’t actually ever let you get back to the game and you have to close and relaunch to keep playing and (b) the clickbait political stuff is inappropriate (if you have control over what ads actually run, please remove those in favor of something better) Otherwise quite happy with this

This has quickly become my new favorite puzzle game on my phone. It's a nice new spin on the match and merge concept that's so popular. It's one of those games that's easy to start and difficult to master. Thankfully, there is a tutorial that teaches the basics, as well as a few advanced techniques that'll boost your score quickly. There are a few quirks with the game that keep this from being perfect. Like everyone has said, the blue and green tiles look too similar, so some better contrast can fix that. One issue I ran into is the tower-clearing power up. It's a useful one, yes, but in the rare event that the board is filled up and the next item is that power up, it just ends the game without me being able to use it. If that can be modified in a future version, I'd greatly appreciate it. But those are ultimately minor issues with an otherwise enjoyable game. And it's free to boot, so that's an instant plus. If you want something to keep you busy, try this out.

I thoroughly enjoy playing this game and I can highly recommend it! Possible improvements: 1. The two blues (or teal and blue?) are a lot alike. Especially in a more dark environment they're hard to distinguish. 2. I want to be able to save the game! I've been in situations where I've had to close the game, only to come back and realize that my progress was lost. Once you get the hang of this game, you can spend a lot of time in one 'city'. 3. Sometimes it's hard or even impossible to place a block on a square. I've had to give up on one game because of this. 4. This is going to sound weird, but for some reason my mind always thinks that the second next block is the next block. So I think I'll be placing a yellow block, but then I place a red block. Maybe this can be made more clear? It also relates to my next point: 5. Can we have one undo per placement? Sometimes you accidentally tap the wrong square ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (or think you're placing a block of a different color... or maybe that's just me)

This is awesome, has kept me entertained for many hours. While ads did not play for me, I still bought the full version to support you. I was a bit bummed when iOS closed the app over night, deleting my 30,000 point ongoing game. This allows high scores only if you play many hours a day, which is not what I want to do. An undo button would be helpful, because sometimes I just accidentally click the neighboring square. And I agree that green and blue are hard to distinguish. Enough reviewing now, need to get back to the game! Thank you for developing this!

I applaud what you have done here and the concept, while not unique, is still refreshing. However the board size is far too small. There should at least be additional modes to allow for larger board sizes and richer landscapes. As it stands, games seem far too short and landscapes cramped. There is little creativity that can be achieved on a board this small. Likewise a solid creative element is what would set this title apart from the average run-of-the-mill merge clone (simply re-skinned). In short, the concept of building a city is nice. But there are so many elements that could have been added, but were overlooked. Building themes, moving cars or people along the grid lines, larger or custom grid sizes, various building types, etc.