Rock Paper Scissors: The Roguelike Puzzle Game

Rock Paper Scissors: The Roguelike Puzzle Game, developed and published by LunarCore Games, is a clever indie experiment that transforms one of the most universally recognized games in the world into a strategic puzzle experience with roguelike elements. On paper, the idea sounds almost absurdly simple: build an entire game around the classic rules of rock beating scissors, scissors beating paper, and paper beating rock. Yet the developer manages to stretch this familiar childhood mechanic into a layered gameplay system that blends logic puzzles, run-based progression, and score-chasing strategy. Instead of relying on guessing or reflexes, the game reinterprets rock-paper-scissors as a mechanical interaction system where players manipulate pieces on a board to trigger counters, destroy blocks, and build chain reactions that generate points. The core gameplay revolves around a board filled with blocks representing the three iconic symbols. Players must strategically place or activate blocks so that the natural hierarchy of rock-paper-scissors interactions eliminates pieces and clears space on the board. The simplicity of the rule set makes the game immediately understandable, but t…

As long as you know what you're getting, this is kind of fun. It is sort of a mix between rock paper scissors and Tetris. Pieces come down from the top and you do your best to put scissors on top of paper, paper on top of rock, and rock on top of scissors. I've only played it two or three times, but it does the job, as basic as it is. There may be more, I haven't gotten very far, but first impressions are this is a little bit of fun. One thumb up.