Sudokuball Detective
Witan Entertainment · 2014 · Casual, Puzzle
PC
8 user reviews50% · 8
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About Sudokuball Detective
Sudoku Ball is a revolutionary new take on the popular Sudoku puzzles. The Sudoku Ball™ consists of 6 interlinked Sudoku puzzles mapped on a 3D ball. The ball can be twisted and turned with the easy to use interface. In Sudoku Ball™ - Detective, you take the role of a detective in a small town where a murder has been committed. It is up to you to find the murderer by completing different styles of Sudoku Ball puzzles. The puzzles represent separate stages of the investigation, like searching for clues, picking locks, investigating evidence in the lab, and chasing your suspect! On top of the storyline, players can compare their scores in the numerous extra puzzles in different gameplay modes. The easy controls ensure players can concentrate on the puzzles as they delve deeper into the mystery!
Features:
- Unique Sudoku Ball™ feature for a brand new puzzle experience
- Challenging and engaging story mode with 20 levels
- Stand-alone Sudoku Ball™, Story puzzles and original Sudoku modes with over 240 Sudoku’s in total
- Compare your best scores with friends and family
- 3 difficulty settings from beginner to expert
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players appreciate the portable Sudoku gameplay experience, particularly on Steam Deck, and note some interesting mechanical concepts like time pressure and specialized puzzle goals. However, the game is held back by significant usability issues including the spherical layout that strains eyes and creates visual distortion, lack of in-game note-taking tools, frustrating scrolling controls, inability to save mid-puzzle, and dated visuals that feel unimpressive for modern standards.
A game of sudoku on a sphere.... Why...2 found this helpful
<23:32:55> "Pit": Hello, my name is dominik dis is my review <23:33:18> "Pit": I bought sudoku detektis in aukshon D <23:33:37> "Pit": I do nut understsnd dis game because it has numbers <23:33:46> "Pit": And i am bad at numbers <23:34:00> "Pit": Also it has balls and I was raped when I was 10 <23:34:28> "Pit": ALSO: PROS!!!! fun game for family buy now VHS <23:34:31> "Jerzyk0002": gut boss <23:34:39> "Pit": LEave nice feedback, 5star and subscribed <23:34:44> "Pit": gut boss2 found this helpful
I love being able to play this on my steam deck. i have not played it since the DS and I love this game and it plays perfectly on the steam deck.1 found this helpful
A sudoku game with a story and the sudokus being solved on a sphere. While it sounds interesting, the game has some flaws that ultimately bakes it all into a bad experience. There are some interesting mechanics here, like timepressure, or making one single digit the main goal of the puzzles, but they are for most part sabotaged by the game's own flaws. -No tools for helping keeping track of numbers ingame. You either need to get pen and paper, or just be born with some sort of eidetic memory. -The sphere layout takes a toll on your eyes as everything is bent and no longer lines up. -Scrolling the map or sudokus themselves might have worked well on resolutions 15 years ago, but is now difficult and frustrating. -No saving mid-puzzle: In later stages you need to set aside an hour or so since any progress will be lost if you do not solve everything in a level in one go. Short sessions just doesn't work with this game, which turned into a barrier for playing sometimes. -Even by 2009 standards the technology of the gameengine feels very outdated. Alt-tabbing, scrolling, loading, soundscape; all feel lackluster and not in the charming aged way. On the other side it…
why a ball though
Tags: Casual - Number Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Walking clicker murder mystery and VN style cutscenes. Core gameplay is sudoky busywork meant to showcase some sort of glass distortion visual effect. Looks dated and unimpressive on PC for current casual market. This is a slideshow using some primitive engine about some kind of clue-type investigative story. You rotate a ball to select the level which fits within the investigation narrative. Opening a level replaces the ball with a distorted backdrop of what is meant to represent the interior of the location you are investigating. Solve the sudoku puzzle and unlock more progression for story and maybe a clue. Anyways its a lot of fairly mindless busywork for a game that seemed like it was optimized for the very first Ipad. Would had made me proud if I was mastering the first touch interface tablet in 2009 but nowdays its not a good experience.
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