Loops of Zen

A great game with simple mechanics fun and challenging puzzles
overall recommended

I love the original Loops of Zen and was excited that they made a full-blown game out of the Flash classic. Unfortunately, this is a situation where the Flash version is superior to the full blown game.

The game is very barebones compared to what you'd expect form a full game. The tiles turn way too slowly so I have to slow down my mouse clicks in order to have the game register my actions properly. Worst of all, despite its simple graphics, it is so intensive that my computer sounds like an airplane taking off. If I play it for more than five minutes at a time, I'm worried I'm going to damage my machine.

If you have a way to play the original Flash version, stick with that.

Man, what a let down.

I really loved the Loops of Zen that was available on Kongregate as a flash game but this is not the same.

First, what they have in common:
* The mechanics are simple but the interaction between them creates interesting puzzles which are fun to solve.

Now what this does different:
+ It has nicer although unneccessary graphics and provides a soundtrack which may just as well be muted because I'd rather listen to something more appealing.
- The animations are sluggish. Similar levels take far longer to solve because of how slowly the tiles turn around.
- The possible size of the puzzles are far smaller making this basically a dumbed down version for people with less perseverance.
- You can't really know how far you've gotten because the game doesn't tell you, how many puzzles you've solved and they also become far more repetitive because the size restriction reduces variance.

This appears like some guys were told to add a skin and make it tablet friendly so it can be sold as a premium version of the original but honestly I believe the original (which was without any monetization) was much better, so I regret paying for this.

Sadly it's in flash which isn't supported by modern browsers anymore.

Because of this comparison I just can't recommend it.

Just a really nice and relaxing puzzle game when I need something to play in short bursts.

Great little puzzle game. It has a simple and elegant gameplay which belies its quick ramp-up in difficulty. That being said, it's never frustrating or infuriating.

The art and music are calming and make the game feel gentle in its presentation. I feel like this is what the developers were going for, and so they've succeeded.

All in all, this is an excellent puzzle game to get your brain juices going first thing in the morning. Which is precisely what I do as a warm-up before coding.

10/10, would loop again.

6/10

Played to completion on Kongregate and purchased on here to keep all my games in one place
This isn't quite Grid but for a system completion puzzler it's not bad

Levels can be generated randomly so there's no limit to the content if you wish
These start out very simple to introduce the concept and build up to quite difficult

7/10 - Delivers on its promise but doesn't really go further

I've played through this game a few times, and will play it more. I love it! Nice level of dfficulty. Tricky, but not frustrating. I like to play while watching (listening to) TV.

I love this game! I do feel the menu control needs some work but all in all great game. The graphics are so simple and elegant. The mechanics gets your brain a major work out with it's challenging puzzles. Plus the animals in there are super cute :3

The developer has been begging for positive reviews.

Under 5 review Club.
It's a pretty good game.
got spare time?

10/10 Very Loopy

Nice easy puzzle game, or you think its easy. It gets hard very quickly. Great way to waste an hour or two.

A colorful and fun puzzle game where you turn tiles to create loops.
It's randomly generated and has three different modes of play.
The ambient music and animated background are also good.
The only thing missing is an exit button when playing in Full Screen.