‘Podvodsk’ Performs Playing cards Rigorously to Construct Undersea Buildings

Podvodsk wants you to make good selections about the way you construct underwater constructions additional and additional beneath the waves.

You begin off on a platform over the ocean and you want to see how far down you possibly can construct earlier than you run out of factors. Every flip, you’re given two totally different schematics you possibly can construct, and whoever has designed these constructions is admittedly going out of their method to problem the way you lay out this place. Every schematic has a wild form to it made out of squares that you want to match into your current constructing and across the odd twists and turns of this undersea cave. Simply making this factor match whereas taking advantage of the house you will have will maintain your thoughts occupied.

That stated, ensuring this facility is a satisfying form is the least of your worries (kinda). Every construction has some extent price, and in case you run out of factors, you’re achieved constructing. That stated, every schematic additionally has some guidelines about the way it works. Whereas scaffolding is reasonable and simply provides some connective components, most different schematics allow you to recoup factors relying on how they’re positioned. Some provides you with factors for constructing near totally different constructions. Others provides you with bonuses based mostly on touching close by floor or coming near seaweed. The sport reveals you what number of factors you’ll recoup as you drag your schematic round so it’s by no means a shock what you’ll get. You simply have to actually take into consideration the place you need to put one thing so that you don’t run out of factors.

Podvodsk shortly pulled me in with how simple it was to choose up and play. It saved me enjoying with how advanced it may get as I attempted to squeeze each potential level out of my accessible placements, too. It’s a kind of glorious puzzle video games you can wile away a number of hours simply messing with.

Podvodsk is on the market now (at no cost) on itch.io.

About The Writer

Joel Couture

Joel has been overlaying indie video games for varied websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is continually looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games will be, and seeks to delve into the inventive course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.