Color Party

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Arrange the pictures so that together were only pictures that have at least one matching color. Incorrectly arranged pictures pulsate. Game features: original gameplay; suitable for all ages; 3 stylish sets of color pictures: "People", "Things", "Patterns"; 95 Steam achievements (if you complete a levels with "Things" set); 5 level sizes of your choice; relaxing music; an infinite number of unique levels!

Can't get it to fit my screen, rendering it unplayable.

This game isn't terrible but it's just not executed particularly well. It's a simple colour matching puzzle game, where you have to drag tiles with matching colours next to each other, until the whole board is like that. This concept is okay but the gameplay is a little frustrating as you have to individually click each subsequent square as you move a tile across the grid, rather than being able to drag it or instantly click where you want it to go. The visuals are okay - they aren't mindblowing but they don't need to be. They look fine for what the game is. The same is true for the soundtrack, nothing incredible but it does the job. Some tracks sound better than others. It's very easy for 100% achievements if that is your thing. TLDR: good for achievements but not worth paying for and not much replay value

This is one of those games that have a lot of potential as a relaxing game to kill time with. I played this while watching TV shows and I just keep mindlessly plugging away moving the squares. That said, there are some big gripes I have with this game that can be solved with some basic QoL changes: 1. On launch, the game freezes my PC for at least 5 minutes. I have a pretty decent setup that can handle high end games on high. There is something very wrong with the startup times. Some optimization would help greatly. 2. No proper settings. There is no in-game way to change to windowed mode, to change the resolution, sound settings, nothing. Even some bare bones settings would be much appreciated. 3. It's not always 100% clear when moving a piece would solve a problem. It seemed straightforward when looking at the How To, but once you try a board you realize that it's not as clear anymore. Maybe there need to be some visual or audio feedback to let you know which pieces are working. Many times I've solved a puzzle on accident. 4. This is minor, but the achievements only work if you select a specific art style for the tiles. If you choose the others, there are no achievements. …

I finished the game randomly in 10 mins. In this stage I can't recommend it.