D Life

Pretty lovely synesthetic arcade game to which you'll find yourself returning again and again. The idea is following: electron-based lifeforms are presented on the game field, there are 6 different colours of electrons. Sometimes electrons group together to create a life form, sometimes they dissolve into the separate particles. The goal of the game is to "take a photo" of such electron lifeforms while following the specific task. Usually the task involves a condition of having the certain number of colours you need to get into the range of are you "catch". But there are variations to the formula, e.g. when you also need to get specified coloured electrons caught. To catch them, you choose a point on the field and your radius of circle starts enlarging while getting more and more electrons into the range. If you are not satisfied with what you get, you can quickly disable the range and then start again. To make things easier, there is a statistic on the screen that tells you which co...

Works great on Steam Deck! The right trackpad works as the mouse, click it to take snapshots. Left and right triggers also work for left and right mouse clicks (you'll need both in the timed mode, just note, left trigger is right mouse click, right trigger is left mouse click). Such an easy game to play, very relaxing and I love everything about it! Such a pleasant experience. I'll be playing it on my lunchbreaks, a nice way to unwind. Hopefully I can beat some of the high scores already there haha! Wonderful game, Mindware! I think this could be your best release so far! Edit: Yay, I have the highest score in timed mode as I write this (kealkeal) haha

It's a stretch to call it a game, but as a sort of toy/passtime it's really quite entertaining. It's notably better if using a nanokontrol2 as the feel of control over what's going on is that much stronger, but otherwise a standard mouse/keyboard does suffice. Special mention for the sound/music which massively contributes to the ambience.

A real work of art with great music. Different and unique compared to any game I have played. Another imaginative and refreshing Mindware gem

Unique and oddly addictive. The gameplay is difficult to describe in words but it's basically a sort of blend of photography, fishing, and a particle physics simulator, all wrapped in the skin of a 1980s Namco arcade cabinet. There are two modes: Basic which has six stages with fixed goals and no time limit, and a Timed "roguelike" mode with random objectives for each stage. There is Steam Leaderboard support for both modes, and since the Timed mode has no predetermined end point I think will be the main appeal for most players (Basic mode seems to have a fixed score cap of about 162,000 once you've mastered it). The game's six different colored particles are controlled with the arrow keys for movement, and by clicking on their respective icons at the bottom they can be "mutated," which causes one of the colors to be repelled from or attracted to the other five each time it is clicked. The basic idea is to cycle through mutations in a way that allows you to group the colors together ...

This is a fun little game! Your goal is pretty simple - you're given an objective to take a picture with your mouse pointer as the center point. Find a spot on the field that seems to have enough of the particles you need, then hold down the mouse button to make a circle expand - let go, and you'll take a photo and get evaluated for it. This said, you don't have to be perfect (MOST of the time); unless the objective specifically says "JUST [x] colors" or demands you have a color you missed, you can actually get a few particles from one other color in and you'll still pass the level. But this is where the trickiness begins. Beating the game is not that hard, but in order to score high, you're gonna need to get risky. Larger circles can get you a bonus, getting EXACTLY what the game wants from you gets you a bonus, and getting a buttload of particles gets you increasing bonuses on top of the whole score you're already getting from having those particles in the first place. And if havi...

"Traditional Arcade Shooting based on Conways Game of Life with sound design by the NAMCO sound engineer that was responsible for Dig Dug and Xevious with callbacks to 80's and 90's computer processors that you can also control with a KORG Synth" There's a very small subsection of nerds that can read that pile of word salad and immediately understand why this "game" has a unique amazing charm to it. It's strange for the sake of being strange, and that's a damn cool thing. 7 dollars off sale might be steep for anyone who doesn't have the wrong brain arrangement where something like that sounds awesome. For either of those camps however, there's something charmingly unique about this weird thing that makes me have to write something about it. Check it out.

Great little game/software toy! Inspired by Conway's Game of Life, the game is also reminiscent of Osmos (the attraction/repulsion of lots of small organisms), and while I've never played it myself, the life photography theme also reminds me of what I've seen of Pokemon Snap. It's an engrossing (albeit occasionally frustrating) gameplay flow where you can spend many minutes trying to set things up, but in the end it all depends on the moment of truth where you actually take the picture.

Think the core idea of pokemon snap but faster and you take pictures of colour patterns instead of pokemon. Really simple, really addictive and really relaxing.

D Life is an unusual, but addictive, puzzle game of sorts, mostly played with a single mouse button, where the electronic soundtrack reacts to your actions, and combined with the minimalistic but colourful visuals, results in a strangely appealing and engaging experience. Despite its apparent simplicity, this is one of those games that is easy to play, but hard to master. A worthwhile experience, for those who are looking to try something different.