Pixelus Review

Pixelus is a puzzle game that challenges you to methodically place tiles onto a board in the minimum number of moves possible. Each map begins with preset stationary tiles and blinking spaces where the rest of the tiles are supposed to fit. The catch is that you can't place a piece just anywhere, since the tiles will slide all the way across the board unless stopped by a stationary one. Since you can slide tiles in from any of four directions, there are different tactics that will facilitate stacking the tiles properly.

There are quite a few puzzles in Pixelus and a cheesy story that has little to do with the gameplay. However, the presentation is quite nice, and the music is entertaining enough. Unfortunately there's a bug that prevents you from turning it off and keeping it off. Although the puzzles can be challenging, most of them take only a few tries to solve. Because you can get a hint at any point in the game, there's little opportunity for you to get stuck. Pixelus is an interesting puzzle game, and not quite as overplayed as others, but it isn't compelling enough to highly recommend.