Nicely, right here we’re, and we’ve received nobody however ourselves in charge. Regardless of all of the superior warnings, we’re right down to the final dice. After this one’s gone, it’s nothing however cones and cylinders for the remainder of our days.

However this dice shouldn’t be going gently into that good night time. Refusing to easily roll into oblivion, The Final Dice will use all of its talents to navigate a stark, seemingly lifeless world that presents loads of obstacles, however is concurrently conducive to dice exploration.

Your objective is to roll your dice from level A to level B, unlocking the right path. The traversable grids are largely small and effectively contained, however there’s loads to do alongside the way in which.

The fundamental premise of the puzzles is centered round stickers. There are gateways to unlock, and you should stamp them with the precise sticker to progress. This requires rolling over a sticker to acquire it, then rolling the dice in such a approach that the face with the sticker falls onto the lock. It’s a intelligent puzzle system that forces you to suppose just a few strikes forward.

The problem is elevated by the well-placed hazards alongside the way in which. Some will erase your stickers, forcing you to roll again to their origin level to choose up one other. Some will utterly reset your dice.

Fortunately, the dice has talents of its personal; you’re not all the time caught with merely rolling round. In sure situations, you may rotate the dice with out transferring it ahead, permitting you to correctly place your sticker. Likewise, you may slide ahead with out rolling. Later talents will let you alter the surroundings a bit to achieve your objective. The Final Dice successfully introduces new components as the sport continues. This helps preserve the puzzles contemporary whereas slowly rising the problem.

The problem, after all, shall be an element right here. That’s the very level of puzzle video games, proper? Merely transferring from degree to degree is difficult, however by no means unfair. I discovered that trial-and-error (and occasional use of the built-in trace system) was sufficient to get me by with out giving up in frustration. A lot of the blockages I confronted have been (embarrassingly) attributable to my failure to make use of the dice’s capabilities. As such, informal puzzle avid gamers will be capable of benefit from the sport…till they method the later ranges, anyway.

This doesn’t imply The Final Dice will take too lengthy to attraction to hard-core puzzle solvers. The builders have interspersed some very tough “problem” ranges that can undoubtedly hearth the synapsis of reward-seekers. They’ve additionally scattered relics round the usual ranges. You’ll miss out on a few of the sport’s lore for those who don’t retrieve them, however that’s about it. Completionists, have at it.

The Final Dice can also be helped by its stark visuals. They’re concurrently lonely and welcoming, combining (largely) lifeless backgrounds with neon colours that present a pulse of vitality. I feel I’m professionally obligated to incorporate a Tron reference right here, so contemplate that requirement met.

If the soundtrack had been composed by Wendy Carlos or Daft Punk, it actually would’ve match. However the precise soundtrack suits simply effective, making a chill however decidedly melancholy vibe.

I anticipate loads of avid gamers will see these display screen captures and instantly know this sport shouldn’t be for them. That’s honest, as a result of there’s decidedly little to do right here past what’s instantly offered. However for those who’re intrigued by intricate logic puzzles—for those who discover that sort of problem stress-free—then The Final Dice will present what you’re after.

And if this actually is the final dice, don’t you suppose it’s essential to be there with it on the finish?