Cardinal Chains

Solid little puzzle game. I only have two minor nitpicks, first being that the difficulty is a little all over the place, with hard levels being followed by super easy ones, then medium, hard, hard, easy, and so on. Second is that the concept is never really expanded on, if you can beat level 10, you can beat level 500. It might've been cool to see some new elements added in from time to time to mix things up. But hey, can't deny that the basic idea works for 500 levels, and it was still fun throughout. 100% worth the asking price if you like games like this.

[b]7/10[/b] A simplistic but hard "draw lines through all squares" puzzle game based on numbers. [b]What is it:[/b] A puzzle game where you have to draw a few continuous lines through all the squares, with predetermined starting points, and the restriction that you can only go from one cell to the next if the number you land on is equal to or greater than what's in the current cell. This is all there is to the game, nothing more nothing less, but the levels are well made and kept me interested for many hours. [b]How hard is it:[/b] Moderate. It starts with a few easy levels to introduce the rules of the game, but then all the remaining levels are a mixed bag of easy, moderate, and hard levels. Some seem straightforwards, most take a little bit of trial and error or thinking, but then about every 10 levels I would get stumped for a couple of minutes. [b]How long is it:[/b] 501 levels, which took me about 8 or 9 hours of active playtime to finish. There are two playtime related achie...

Less is more would be the best description of this game. I like games like this but they usually have 50-100 levels and you must figure out the path and solve puzzles with some new mechanics. Cardinal Chains has 501 levels and the whole time I had a feeling like I was solving the same level. no sense of progression at all. There is no difference between level 123 and 423. The music is ok, there are quality of life features so if you are looking for a puzzle game to play while listening to a podcast than this is a good game because you can turn off your brain and solve 501 levels with no problem. Can't recommend this game.

Like counting but with headache

Very nice relaxing puzzle game. The concept is extremely easy; most levels are easy, but some are quite challenging. I would say it's a good mix for a casual game. There are 500 levels, will keep you busy for about 13~14 hours. Graphics and sound effects are excellent. Plays very smooth.

This game is fun and challenging. Achievements were cool (except the 25 hours game time one [did finished the game like 13-14 hours]). Also I found a solution book from the creator on forums which was a saver for 2 puzzles (which I spent like 30 minutes each). Cool puzzle game overall.

Suitable challenging puzzles, super fluid UI.

Cardinal Chains is a good, relaxing puzzle game thanks to the minimalist design and soundtrack. Once I got the hang of it, I was able to solve many of the puzzles fairly quickly, but there were plenty that kept me stumped for a while. I enjoyed this game and encountered no bugs/issues, so I highly recommend giving it a try if you like puzzle games!

Pleasant game with (an increasingly overused) lofi soundtrack. No complaints about the interface, either. But the rules are quite simple and the later levels don't really seem to build too much on the mechanics established in the early levels, so I'm not sure if it'll hold my attention for 500 levels.