Happy Neighbors

Decent puzzle game, nothing I disliked about it and it was good to play while listening on podcasts

Happy Neighbors is a charming logic-based puzzle game that transforms the simple idea of dividing property into a surprisingly engaging mental exercise. Developed and published by Ionel Zeveleanu, the game revolves around creating fair boundaries between neighboring households by placing or removing fences. Every level challenges players to ensure that each resident receives an identical share of land, houses, trees, fruit, and other available resources. Although the premise is easy to understand within minutes, the clever puzzle design gradually introduces more demanding scenarios that require careful observation, strategic planning, and logical thinking instead of quick reactions. The game's greatest strength lies in how naturally it expands upon its core mechanic. Early stages serve as effective tutorials, allowing players to grasp the rules without lengthy explanations. As the adventure progresses, puzzle layouts become increasingly intricate, encouraging players to think about multiple variables simultaneously. Every fence placement affects the overall balance of the neighborhood, meaning a seemingly correct solution may create inequalities elsewhere. This steady progression …

I've spent way too much time on this ;-).

Happy Neighbors is logic puzzle game wherein the goal of each level is to use fences to separate the titular Neighbors and equally divide squares of land between them. There are 101 levels in total, with the first 15 requiring just basic distribution of Neighbors and their land, but later the Neighbors also need to be paired with houses, and even further on they need to be paired with pieces of fruit as well. Now, you've almost certainly seen these kinds of puzzles before in some form, probably with pigs needing to be fenced in on a farm rather than, uh, egg-things on an island in the middle of nowhere. If you've never liked those, this game is not going to change your mind, but if you're like me and you do enjoy these puzzles you'll find plenty of quality here. It can get pretty tricky figuring out which houses and fruits should go with which Neighbor while still maintaining equal land division — some of the later levels would even take me up to a half-hour to solve. Thankfully, several levels are always unlocked at a time, so even if you're completely stumped on one you can just switch to another. As for aesthetics, the game uses an art style that I would describe as "charmingl…

Nice game. Relaxing. It took me 11 hours to complete all 101 puzzles. I love the logic behind the solutions.

Gerrymandering the video game Unsure where I got it, marking it as free pro Inputs are simple, gameplay simple puzzles get complex satisfaction when I beat a puzzle My single con is that the stone walls are hard to see at times.