Shades: A Simple Puzzle Game UOVO To celebrate the launch of our new game, DETACHMENT, Shades is FREE THIS WEEKEND! We’re not going to pretend - we’re gi… TouchArcade Rating: $1.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsTo celebrate the launch of our new game, DETACHMENT, Shades is FREE THIS WEEKEND! We’re not going to pretend - we’re giving Shades away for free because we really hope you’ll try Detachment too. It has the same minimalist design and mellow, meditative gameplay. So download both games today - they’re both FREE! Meditation + Panic. It's an addictive combo. Over 4 million people have chilled out with Shades, you should too. ~ Apple App Of The Week! ~ Buzzfeed - featured in "31 iPhone Games You Should Be Playing Already" ~ Buzzfeed - featured in "29 Games Every Procrastinator Should Know About" ~ Apple Best New Games ~ Starbucks "Pick of the Week" "Shades is a really charming puzzle game, not unlike Tetris. It has some lovely design touches and is a really calming experience to play." - Buzzfeed "The graphics are ingeniously simple as are the rules, but as you start to play you soon realize that the gameplay is anything but easy." - TouchArcade "I highly recommend checking out Shades" - AppAdvice "Surprisingly difficult!" ~ The guys who made it. A mesmerizing, calming, zen-like experience. A very simple game that will challenge you to think very fast. Features: - Simple rules - Intuitive gameplay - Difficult to master - 3 modes of play. Easy. Medium. Hard. - Challenge yourself with 3,4 or 5 column play! - Beautiful, colorful, minimalist design. - Sound design by ONBC How to Play: The gameplay is simple. - Move the falling blocks into the best position to combine blocks and clear rows. - Place 2 blocks of the same color on top of each other to combine them into a single block of a darker color. - Create a row of blocks with the same color to clear the row. - Don't let your stack of blocks hit the top. Super simple, surprisingly challenging. We would like to thank Oliver North Boy Choir (http://www.onbc.dk) for permission to use the song “Sleep” in the Shades video preview - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sleep/id768761322?i=768761323 Information Seller:UOVO Genre:Action, Puzzle Release:Sep 15, 2014 Updated:Dec 10, 2015 Version:1.3.1 Size:42.1 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (4) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Andy C83 Well-Known Member Oct 20, 2010 3,630 25 48 Over the Rainbow #2 Andy C83, Sep 16, 2014 Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Jerutix Well-Known Member Nov 3, 2009 1,754 65 48 Male Ministry Oklahoma https://www.discord.gg/kingrabbit #3 Jerutix, Sep 25, 2014 Just saw this on Apple's featured page. I'm going to try it out. It looks slick and minimalist and pretty. Can't resist. coolpepper43 ð® Spam Police ð Aug 31, 2012 4,615 7 38 On the toilet #4 coolpepper43, Sep 28, 2014 Just downloaded and played it. I regret buying this. To me the entire way the game works it not a great idea for a puzzle. It's not fun and everything it too dependent on luck most of the time. You make one or two mistakes and you might as well start over. CecilMcW00t Well-Known Member Jan 27, 2012 297 0 16 #5 CecilMcW00t, Sep 30, 2014 I'm feeling the same way. Once I make a mistake, it is near impossible to correct it. Maybe this game would work better with set levels to clear and infinite time to set up moves. The way the game is now, it's just not fun long-term. cloudpuff Well-Known Member Sep 12, 2013 3,600 0 36 lazy layabout uk #6 cloudpuff, Nov 30, 2014 I've been playing this game almost all weekend, disappointed to see that others have not enjoyed it, coloured blocks fall from the top and matching two together produces a new shade, if you get a whole row if the same shade it clears. The speed gathers and it becomes a little more difficult to plan where to place the colours. Each round has a different colour, I'm not keen on the blues as the lighter shades are all similar. It's feels like Tetris and threes had a baby. Love the feeling of when you think your tower of blocks has hit the top and it's game over you make a match which clears a ton of rows. coolpepper43 ð® Spam Police ð Aug 31, 2012 4,615 7 38 On the toilet #7 coolpepper43, Dec 1, 2014 Several weeks after I posted my impressions I started to like this game more and more. I forgot to change my review. The problem was I was thinking this game was supposed to be like Tetris, i.e. the goal it to clear the rows. That is only one part of the objective. By combining colors you can make the game last a lot longer and this adds something new to this genre. I do have an issue with the scoring system though. I could get to level 6 and my level 6 score could be 3 times lower than a score that ended on level 2. cloudpuff Well-Known Member Sep 12, 2013 3,600 0 36 lazy layabout uk #8 cloudpuff, Dec 1, 2014 Yeah, I've gotten to level ten but ended up with a lower score than at level five. Ive not checked but I'm guessing you go up a level after clearing a set number of rows, but the score you get for individual rows depends on the colour of that row, so getting to level ten making mostly rows of the lighters shades will score you less than getting to level five with rows of the darker colours as that's more tricky. Hope that made sense, I'll test it later when I get some free time. klin2162 New Member Jan 25, 2015 1 0 0 #9 klin2162, Jan 25, 2015 Level 12 I have been playing Shades on Easy and have gotten 30,000 points, but I have been on level 11 since around 10,000 points. It has even glitched and now I can;t clear the bottom row. Is there a level 12? coolpepper43 ð® Spam Police ð Aug 31, 2012 4,615 7 38 On the toilet #10 coolpepper43, Jan 25, 2015 It must be a glitch they just released the easy mode. Queues Member Jan 23, 2015 14 0 0 http://Www.queuesthegame.co.uk #11 Queues, Apr 20, 2015 This is a good game, I only played the free version though...probably could do with something extra like if you get 3 in a row down then it destroys the next line below... (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Just saw this on Apple's featured page. I'm going to try it out. It looks slick and minimalist and pretty. Can't resist.
Just downloaded and played it. I regret buying this. To me the entire way the game works it not a great idea for a puzzle. It's not fun and everything it too dependent on luck most of the time. You make one or two mistakes and you might as well start over.
I'm feeling the same way. Once I make a mistake, it is near impossible to correct it. Maybe this game would work better with set levels to clear and infinite time to set up moves. The way the game is now, it's just not fun long-term.
I've been playing this game almost all weekend, disappointed to see that others have not enjoyed it, coloured blocks fall from the top and matching two together produces a new shade, if you get a whole row if the same shade it clears. The speed gathers and it becomes a little more difficult to plan where to place the colours. Each round has a different colour, I'm not keen on the blues as the lighter shades are all similar. It's feels like Tetris and threes had a baby. Love the feeling of when you think your tower of blocks has hit the top and it's game over you make a match which clears a ton of rows.
Several weeks after I posted my impressions I started to like this game more and more. I forgot to change my review. The problem was I was thinking this game was supposed to be like Tetris, i.e. the goal it to clear the rows. That is only one part of the objective. By combining colors you can make the game last a lot longer and this adds something new to this genre. I do have an issue with the scoring system though. I could get to level 6 and my level 6 score could be 3 times lower than a score that ended on level 2.
Yeah, I've gotten to level ten but ended up with a lower score than at level five. Ive not checked but I'm guessing you go up a level after clearing a set number of rows, but the score you get for individual rows depends on the colour of that row, so getting to level ten making mostly rows of the lighters shades will score you less than getting to level five with rows of the darker colours as that's more tricky. Hope that made sense, I'll test it later when I get some free time.
Level 12 I have been playing Shades on Easy and have gotten 30,000 points, but I have been on level 11 since around 10,000 points. It has even glitched and now I can;t clear the bottom row. Is there a level 12?
This is a good game, I only played the free version though...probably could do with something extra like if you get 3 in a row down then it destroys the next line below...
