Zen Paint

Zen Paint is not a game. It's a paint-by-numbers software application where you tap on your iPhone screen to colour different numbered hexes on a hex grid. This eventually reveals a very blocky coloured "picture". Hooray. Did you ever see anyone complete a paint-by-numbers, let it dry, frame it and hang it on the wall, then say "Wow, that was an amazing game!". No, you didn't. Because it's not a game. Neither is this. For those unfamiliar with what actually makes something a game, a "game loop" describes the interaction and feedback a gamer has when playing a game. Tetris, for example, has a game loop where a random block appears, the gamer interacts with the block to position it, and then the game decides if that finishes a row or not, increases the players score if any rows were completed, then gives the gamer another block to position. Counter-Strike has a game loop where a player seeks another player, tests their skill against that player by shooting them or being shot, the computer rewards the player if they win, and then if the player survives, they repeat that loop. There's no loop here, no true interactive feedback. It simply is not a game, it cannot be "played…

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This game is really up my alley. Unfortunately, it crashes almost immediately. I've tried turning off particles, and several other things you can customize, to no avail. I'm afraid it's unplayable. =( I keep getting the same error over and over again (another commenter posted it).

This is a good game to just chill with. I spent my time painting pictures in it while listening to podcasts. True to the name, it is a Zen experience.

if the crashing issue was fixed and the game was a bit smoother, it might be more worth playing worth checking out if you like these sort of games, but maybe not worth playing to completion

Zen Paint is so much fun! I beat the game in just a few days because honestly, I couldn't stop playing haha. Really good color by numbers game, very relaxing and chill :)