Game: Pathstorm
Genre: Puzzle
System: iOS, Android & Steam
Developer|Publisher: EverRush Entertainment
Age Rating: EU 3+ | US Everyone
Price: UK £3.99 | EU €3,99 | US $3.99
Release Date: November 23rd, 2020
Review code provided with many thanks to EverRush Entertainment
The Coming Storm
Pathstorm is a puzzle game that recently released to IOS and Android devices. It is actually based off a 2007 PC game but now its back to enjoy in the living room on your touch device of choice. Also, it looks like it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch at some stage in the future.
The game is about finding hidden objects within a grid of storm clouds. With the help of a Zeus looking character, you shoot out some energy balls from what looks like rain clouds. Then it is all about following and listening to where the energy ball ends up and making a cleverly estimated guess where a hidden object is by tapping the correct cloud with your digits. If you guess wrong it creates these black clouds that blur areas of the map further and possibly blur out objects you already uncovered which is kind of a pain. When you find all the objects the level ends and you get an up to three-star rating the go-to for mobile games.
Reveal the Objects
The objects you reveal are one of four obstacles, for example one which bounces the energy ball at a 90-degree angle and one that creates multiple energy balls. The game introduced these obstacles with a handy tutorial level so you can play about and see their behaviour and hear their sounds before they’re hidden behind clouds in the main levels. As you progress through levels the game mixes up these obstacles increasing the challenge and making it harder to identify where they are within the clouds. For the patient gamer, you will be able to figure things out by shooting at energy balls from various points around the grid. But if you like your games fast and frantic maybe this one isn’t for you.
As the levels increased in difficulty so do the grid sizes. I used an iPhone 5 to play this, so it became very tricky to click on the right rain cloud on a small screen. Making the game feel better suited to a tablet or at least a larger screen. You can drag your finger slowly to hit the right spot but if you have big hands like I do this still may be problematic on a small screen.
Plenty of Levels
Pathstorm gives you plenty of bang for your buck. But depending on your gaming tastes the formula gets repetitive pretty quickly, the game lacks variety in its graphics and many of the grid shapes are repeated over and over. There are almost 200 levels here to keep you busy for a very long time. To me, this game feels ideal for the casual gamer who just wants to kick back on the sofa after a rough day maybe have the TV on in the background and enjoy some puzzles.
If you want to test the water you can play the first few levels of Pathstorm totally free. Then simply pay a small fee to unlock the full experience. When I played the game I often thought to myself this would be a title my mother would probably like. As gamers, I think we often forget there is a sizeable audience that doesn’t care about top-notch graphics and just wants to shut off the world for a bit. Pathstorm appears to know who it’s appealing to, the question is will they be able to find it on the App or Android Store.
Make it Through the Rain
Pathstorm is an ideal puzzler for the casual gamer, who wants a simple puzzle title to shut off the world a little at a time. It’s not going to set the world on fire with its graphics and simplicity but for the audience, it is aiming at that’s probably okay.
If it’s not your thing it might be something for a friend or loved one!
Final Verdict: I Like It
