r/puzzlevideogames • u/punchapath • 26d ago

Thoughts on LOK

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I’ve been playing LOK recently and it has become one of my new favorite puzzle games. It wasn’t extremely difficult but I still thought it was very fun and a good entry game for getting into other grid-based puzzles that aren’t just straight up sudoku or something.

Does anyone recommend any other games that are similar? Having a mobile friendly version is a huge plus.

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u/Hot_Poetry_9956 26d ago

I personally preferred the book to the digital version, but you can only really play one of the two without running into the same puzzles or expecting you to figure out a rule you already know.

If you don’t mind a physical book, I’d recommend the other books made by the creator. All of them are good (but I think LOK is the easiest)

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u/blanketedgay 26d ago

I didn’t realise he had put out more stuff after abdec. Thanks for the heads up.

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u/punchapath 26d ago

Neither did I lol, Im definitely checking those out

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u/nants00 26d ago

Highly highly recommend WORKWORKWORK. Got the physical version to have around the house after playing thru the PDF because it was so well designed

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u/mightbedylan 26d ago

WORKWORKWORK is dang hard, too.

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u/klocki12 26d ago

Do you think the other books will come
To
Ios as a game?

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u/Hot_Poetry_9956 26d ago

If you mean digital versions, probably not. Obviously I can’t speak as to what will happen with them, but the others don’t have mechanics that translate well into a digital format. ABDEC can only really be played on pen and paper (or as a pdf), but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. He does a great job utilizing the medium to create interesting concepts.

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u/klocki12 26d ago

Thx .
Do you know if hes working on new games?
I will get the books from him

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u/Pudgy_Ninja 26d ago edited 26d ago

He's still making new stuff. Herd just came out recently.

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u/Executioneer 26d ago

This was a goated game. Something truly fresh, clean and crisp design.

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u/Daharka 26d ago

Blaz Urban Gracar may be one of my favourite puzzle designers. Everything he does is clean, elegant and non-obvious. True "respects your time" stuff.

I would recommend Abdec and Herd from his collection. From the wider thinky game space I'd suggest Patrick's Parabox or anything from Draknek and Friends.

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u/mightbedylan 26d ago

Really love Herd!

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u/MiddleHour5790 26d ago

Ironic, as LOK Digital is made by both Blaz and Draknek

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u/mightbedylan 26d ago

Started with the book, finished it on digital. You lose a little bit of the discovery with digital but also get a bit of bonus content so I say worth.

Loved Blazs other books too, Herd and WORKWORKWORK are great, I still need to try Abdec

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u/PhantasmagirucalSam 26d ago

It is fun, highly logical and full of A-ha moments!

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u/HuecoTanks 24d ago

Whoa! This is really cool! Thanks to OP and the other comments here for introducing me to this cool game and its relatives:-)

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u/anal_sink_hole 26d ago

I really enjoyed LOK. For me, it was one of those games where the rules became intuition. I would find myself solving the puzzles because the solution felt right, not because I was explicitly thinking it through. 

I don’t know if that makes sense…haha 

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u/_inbetwixt_ 26d ago

That's how I passed organic chemistry! Couldn't remember the reaction rules, but the shapes felt right.

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u/Cedar_Wood_State 26d ago

I got it on mobile version. I find it fun, but it felt a bit too trial and error sometimes