Simply Rotate

Simply Rotate

David Xu · December 15, 2024 · Indie, Casual, Puzzle, Physics, Minimalist

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Mostly Positive73% · 11
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About Simply Rotate

Simply Rotate is a physics based puzzle game where you rotate the level to get a ball to the goal while conserving rotation for future levels.

Think outside the box and efficiently rotate the world so you can complete complex puzzles.
Rotate Your WorldRotate the level while avoiding obstacles and trying to conserve rotation. Build up speed and carefully navigate through levels with different challenges and mechanics.

Think Outside the BoxThink carefully about how to solve levels using the least amount of rotation possible. Get taken up in the simple lo-fi aesthetic and relaxing ambient music.

Compete for the Fastest TimeTest your skills in the time frenzy mode. Speed through levels while making sure to conserve enough rotation.

This game was made as a final project for the game prototyping class at the University of Southern California. The game was initially designed as a prototype by David Xu and Letitia Napitupulu to be simple enough to not need text to go along with the unit on accessibility. Simply Rotate was then further developed into a final project for the class with Andre Lebecki and Kelly Chan helping out with development. The game will now continue to be developed into a more complete experience with Calvin Thompson composing the music.

Simply Rotate — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Feb 17, 2026
Just a Simple Rotate Game I like it
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 2, 2025
"Simply Rotate" is a student project from USC. One of the first things students should be taught in game development is that 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid 1990's with dedicated 3D cards like the Voodoo3 and the ATI Rage. But the students were deliberately mistaught that's it's okay to release obsolete 2D games in the 3D era of gaming... certainly any professional developer seeing a prospective new hire who doesn't even know about 3D gaming probably isn't going to give them a job. Needless to say if an educational institution taught me incorrectly on purpose, I'd ask for my money back. This time the students were told to make a laughably bad mobile/Flash tier puzzle game where you rotate a minimalist level to get the ball to the goal... seriously, someone paid USC to learn how a game developer and this is what USC taught them? We also have to question what value there is for gamers on Steam when institutions flood the store with low quality 2D video game homework assignments... sure, it might make the students feel good about themselves, but this has no benefit for gamers who have to wade through this stuff to find professionally made 3D games. Now on to pricing a…
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Dec 16, 2025
Buggy and rough puzzle design. Simply Rotate is a short puzzle game that focuses on getting the ball to the green rectangle. I would like to give it a positive review, but I'm unable to do so because some of the levels seem unfair. Some are more challenging than the ones after it (there are a few in the beginner level). It's not that fun to replay every single level if you reopen the game. Additionally, there are a few bugs that can block you from playing the game (i.e., completing a level after you can no longer rotate).
Not recommended Apr 5, 2025
There are some good ideas in here, although I often found the game to be more frustrating than well-designed. I never felt like each new obstacle complemented the movement or limited rotation due to them all being physics-based.
Recommended Mar 9, 2025
Fun little physics-based puzzle game. Shout out to USC for the freebie!
Recommended Dec 26, 2024
nice game

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