Math Hero - Minimalist Puzzle Reviews

How I wish my school had a game like this when it taught algebra. It's so fun to add and subtract numbers when you have a rewarding atmosphere! Very cool game, a must get.

I loved the game. It has a cool and challenging mechanics. Perfect for math lovers. I recommend!

Simple puzzle game, sure, but it was fun and I did enjoy my playthrough. 50 levels is a tad bit short and I did accidentally restart a couple times, but overall not bad for a quick puzzle fix.

Very nice math game, it's simple or not, i liked!

Game rules: Moving from square with X to the square with Y will get you XY (Sign = + or - you have before the move). Games has certain limitations: 1) To get the first (X) number you have to move from your current position - you can`t use the number on the curent square. I can understand that mechanic - move and get a number. I can accept that use can only work with 2 numbers 2) If after the addition/subtraction you will get the number that is not present on the board you will lose and explode. Yes, those limitations are the part of game mechanic and can work. But why there are no options to turn off moves number and level timer? Descriptions says "relaxing puzzle game with simple mechanics.". Are move/time limits are part of relaxing puzzle? And does the game have to say "DEFEAT" after level is lost?

A relatively relaxing puzzle game .... however, why does it not show up in my completionist showcase? No matter what I try?

Great puzzle game, with a interesting mechanic. I recommend it.

The rules are never explained. I've played for 20 minutes and still don't know what I'm doing. I'm done. If there were a tutorial, or even if there was a block of text that explained the rules it'd be better. I would not recommend this game.

A short game with 50 levels of math puzzles and only one solution for each level. I enjoyed it although the game is short and only requires basic addition and subtraction mechanism.

Cool concept to kill 2-3 hours on, with a LOT of bad design decisions and a flat difficulty curve that never picks up. 1. It should be a crime to make a game as simplistic as this not have mouse-only controls. Not only that but the game has the audacity to suggest using arrow keys, spacebar, AND the mouse. Put your hands on those keys. Do you realize you would need THREE hands for that? Thank god WASD input is also accepted. 2. You must solve every level under a limited number of moves but this is never explained or mention and you will be seemingly randomly failing some levels until you find it out. 3. Levels have a timer as well. In most cases it's like five minutes which is comfortable enough to not care about it. Some levels don't have a timer at all. But then one level has sixty seconds for instance. Like... Why? It displays a game over screen, you click the Restart button, and continue staring at the same level still looking for the solution (which you then do in mere seconds). It's basically a minor distraction once per minute. Just why? 4. The bad part: some levels are "Dark". When you start such level the game pauses itself for 15..25 seconds, then removes visibility from all but adjacent cells. You're supposed to memorize the layout... For some reason. Like. Again. Why? Can I just... Solve the level? I can never do it under such a time limit. You cannot afford to make a single wrong move either. Don't know about you, I've been screenshotting the levels and pasting them in MS Paint. I don't like the whole restarting rigmarole. 5. Hilariously enough, in Dark levels you cannot see the number of your starting cell. You must wait 15..25 seconds to make a move, see the number, restart, take a screenshot, and only then start solving the level. Just stupid artificial roadblocks for zero reason. JUST LET ME SOLVE THE LEVELS 6. Oh and you cannot skip the Dark level timer either. Enjoy the extra 25 second wait when you do figure out the solution. 7. Actually there's no "restart level" button either. 8. "New game" button precedes "continue". Misclick once and you'll gonna have to go through level select menu. 9. Background animation is obviously poorly implemented. The thing about the game is that the difficulty stays the same throughout all 50 levels, and honestly I don't think this concept even has any room for it. You just deduce each level from finish to start one step at a time and that's it. The obnoxious shenanigans that obscure and hinder the game are probably there for this reason but they are horrible at what they're trying to achieve. Still, good concept, just implemented quite poorly.