Cubotrox
The Barberians Game Studio · 2016 · Indie, Casual, Difficult, Time Attack, Pixel Graphics
PC
Positive90% · 20
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About Cubotrox
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What’s exactly Cubotrox? Cubotrox is an addictive puzzle game that challenges you to complete pixel art images by managing falling neon-colored cubes. Catch, drop and rotate your way to victory in a game with retro-futuristic neon visuals and synth-retro-wave music that excels at being “easy to play, hard to master”.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/526800/extras/description_header_challenge.png
The game can be summed up in a real easy way: you have pixel art images that must be completed by managing some neon-colored cubes that are constantly appearing from all sides of the screen. You must manage these cubes to complete the image. Mechanics are rather simple: catch, drop and rotate the cubes and rotate all the screen. But as you progress you start to face increasing challenges related to the limited time, the management of the cubes, the frequency of the cubes’ fall, etc. But there’s no use on explaining this: go play the game. By minute 1 you will say “hehe, this is stupidly simple”; but by minute 20 you will be fully engaged and screaming “damn! I didn’t think of that! Let’s re-start this level AGAIN!”. Believe us: you will end admitting that Cubotrox is a masterclass on “easy to play, hard to master”.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/526800/extras/description_header_pixels.png
Cubotrox’ puzzles are comprised by pixel art images that must be completed through cube management. Don’t fool ourselves: there’s an ongoing pixel art craze and we’re not trying to fight against it. We love pixel art and Cubotrox is like an interactive pixel art gallery where every piece is turned into a puzzle to be solved. And it also is a HUGE pixel art gallery: +100 levels to be played and even an endless mode (coming soon) that dares you to find your skills’ limit. Get better at Cubotrox and rotate your way to the first positions in a global world ranking for both level and endless modes.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/526800/extras/description_screenshot1.png
So we were building this kick-ass pixel art library when we realized the only way of making it really perfect was by adding some of our favorite beauties. We contacted pixel artists and gamedevs we admire to ask them for permission to add their creations to our games. It turns out to be that the indie community is freaking cool and most of them agreed almost instantly.
So now we have proudly included levels based on games we love such as Nuclear Throne, Enter the Gungeon, Elliot Quest, They Bleed Pixels, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and many more!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/526800/extras/description_header_cubotrox.png
Let’s be brutally honest: this text is almost useless. And why is that? Because Cubotrox is ALL bite and no bark. Damn, see the our video: it is just little cubes being rotated and dropped at seemingly simple pixel-art images. We know. All people start by being a bit skeptical with Cubotrox because of its perceived simplicity but almost all those people ends addicted to it once they start playing the game. Because Cubotrox isn’t something that you can explain in a text or even through a video: Cubotrox is a feeling you get once you start playing, when the increasing difficult challenges are mixed with the retro-futuristic neon visuals and the synth-retro-wave music. It’s a great feeling that slowly secludes you in the hypnotic world of Cubotrox. So, please, stop reading this and just start playing: you will see we’re all about game feel.
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I am Jose Barberà Pastor, an indie video game developer, from Valencia (Spain). I am game designer, programmer and artist, as my brother Toni helps me with other tasks like promotion, PR, social media… We are known as “The Barberians Game Studio”
CUBOTROX - CATCH, DROP AND ROTATE CUBES TO SOLVE RETRO-FUTURISTIC NEON PUZZLES
What’s exactly Cubotrox? Cubotrox is an addictive puzzle game that challenges you to complete pixel art images by managing falling neon-colored cubes. Catch, drop and rotate your way to victory in a game with retro-futuristic neon visuals and synth-retro-wave music that excels at being “easy to play, hard to master”.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/526800/extras/description_header_challenge.png
EASY MECHANICS THAT ADD UP TO KILLER MIND-BREAKING CHALLENGES
The game can be summed up in a real easy way: you have pixel art images that must be completed by managing some neon-colored cubes that are constantly appearing from all sides of the screen. You must manage these cubes to complete the image. Mechanics are rather simple: catch, drop and rotate the cubes and rotate all the screen. But as you progress you start to face increasing challenges related to the limited time, the management of the cubes, the frequency of the cubes’ fall, etc. But there’s no use on explaining this: go play the game. By minute 1 you will say “hehe, this is stupidly simple”; but by minute 20 you will be fully engaged and screaming “damn! I didn’t think of that! Let’s re-start this level AGAIN!”. Believe us: you will end admitting that Cubotrox is a masterclass on “easy to play, hard to master”.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/526800/extras/description_header_pixels.png
A BEAUTIFUL ENDLESS STREAM OF PIXEL ART
Cubotrox’ puzzles are comprised by pixel art images that must be completed through cube management. Don’t fool ourselves: there’s an ongoing pixel art craze and we’re not trying to fight against it. We love pixel art and Cubotrox is like an interactive pixel art gallery where every piece is turned into a puzzle to be solved. And it also is a HUGE pixel art gallery: +100 levels to be played and even an endless mode (coming soon) that dares you to find your skills’ limit. Get better at Cubotrox and rotate your way to the first positions in a global world ranking for both level and endless modes.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/526800/extras/description_screenshot1.png
LET’S TURN GREAT INDIE GAMES INTO AWESOME PUZZLES!
So we were building this kick-ass pixel art library when we realized the only way of making it really perfect was by adding some of our favorite beauties. We contacted pixel artists and gamedevs we admire to ask them for permission to add their creations to our games. It turns out to be that the indie community is freaking cool and most of them agreed almost instantly.
So now we have proudly included levels based on games we love such as Nuclear Throne, Enter the Gungeon, Elliot Quest, They Bleed Pixels, Crypt of the Necrodancer, and many more!
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/526800/extras/description_header_cubotrox.png
ALL ABOUT THE GAME FEEL // WHY THIS TEXT IS ALMOST USELESS
Let’s be brutally honest: this text is almost useless. And why is that? Because Cubotrox is ALL bite and no bark. Damn, see the our video: it is just little cubes being rotated and dropped at seemingly simple pixel-art images. We know. All people start by being a bit skeptical with Cubotrox because of its perceived simplicity but almost all those people ends addicted to it once they start playing the game. Because Cubotrox isn’t something that you can explain in a text or even through a video: Cubotrox is a feeling you get once you start playing, when the increasing difficult challenges are mixed with the retro-futuristic neon visuals and the synth-retro-wave music. It’s a great feeling that slowly secludes you in the hypnotic world of Cubotrox. So, please, stop reading this and just start playing: you will see we’re all about game feel.
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/526800/extras/description_header_features.png
FEATURES
- +100 levels and endless mode (coming soon) - Cubotrox is a huge pixel art gallery with tons of puzzles comprised by pixel art images that must be completed.
- Global World Rankings - Beating lots of levels isn’t the only challenge in Cubotrox. You might refine your Cubotrox skills and get a spot on the renowned global world rankings!
- Retro-futuristic Neon visual style - The mix of pixel art and neon colored cubes creates some kick-ass 80s vibes.
- Synth-retro-wave music - Cubotrox keep the 80s vibes coming by also killing it with awesome music tracks.
- Innovative gameplay - Cubotrox presents seemingly simple mechanics that add up to really challenging puzzles in a new way. A true innovative experience that excels at being “easy to play, hard to master”.
- Absolute Game Feel - to sum up: visuals, music and mechanics become a powerful combo that translates into a masterful and hypnotic game feel that makes Cubotrox truly addictive.
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Who’s Behind “Cubotrox”? – About “The Barberians Game Studio”
I am Jose Barberà Pastor, an indie video game developer, from Valencia (Spain). I am game designer, programmer and artist, as my brother Toni helps me with other tasks like promotion, PR, social media… We are known as “The Barberians Game Studio”
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h1] Not bad. Essentially a puzzle game. Spin entire stage, capture blocks and fill the pattern. You have to be quick otherwise falling blocks will ruin your day. The better you deal with puzzle the higher score you can get. Soundtrack reminds of 90s electronic music which is nice. Worth a try if you happen to have it in your library. [/h1]13 found this helpful
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A well-designed arcade/puzzle game featuring some cool pixel art, but itself not really made of pixel art (the trailer gives a good feel for the aesthetic). There's enough randomness to keep you hooked for "just one more round", but sufficient skill can almost always compensate for bad luck. The higher levels take some planning, good coordination, and very quick thinking - more of one or the other depending on the level. My problems with the game are minor: the different types (some are a lot more time-stressful than others, some give plenty of time but are easy to mess up with poor planning, and some are a mix), I've sometimes found myself stuck on a level for a while only to breeze through the next few - I kinda wish all the levels were unlocked, or it was possible to skip a few, so they could be played in order of subjective difficulty. Oh, and it seemed to take quite a lot of CPU for its minimalist appearance, though not to the point of slowing the game down (admittedly I used a several-year-old laptop).1 found this helpful
Highly unique arcade puzzler that feels like a cousin to Nintendo's Pictobits. You assemble a picture with various falling colored pieces as you rotate the screen around, trying to grab and place them before the screen fills. It's hectic, it's colorful, it's a real treat.
This is a very hard and enjoyable game it keeps the mind activate and alert, if you like these kind of games it is for you’ 😊😊
Did you ever play Guru Logic Champ, the Game Boy Advance title that never made it out of Japan? This is a block rotating puzzle game very much in the same genre, only with a greater focus on accuracy and speed.
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