Snik Reviews

Absolutely a terrible game. Do not buy this crap.

archievments are bugged cuz i cleared all levels with 1 star and i have 100%

Insanity is sometimes said to be doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Insanity, with minor adjustments, is the entire game mechanic for Snik. Each stage in Snik requires execution of a series of moves thorough observation and careful timing. The component of the game in plotting the moves to obtain full credit on each stage is moderately easy, however carrying out moves involves excessive time, effort, and repetition. The likelihood of any move failing due to timing/execution errors is reasonable and the number of moves per stage is high - put together, tens or hundreds of attempts on a stage can be common and upon each failure only oneself is to blame as rarely are the planned moves impossible, they're just difficult to execute. I enjoy games where most of the game time is spent strategizing, Snik isn't a game with that quality, it is >95% game time towards skillful repetition, <5% game time towards the initial planning of moves and adjustments. Some have the patience and obsessive nature to enjoy skillful repetition; do not buy Snik if seeking other types of challenges.

Snik is a minimalistic game in "billard-style". At the beginning I thought it's impossible to beat. But now after 6 hours I have 71/72 stars earned. So No, it isn't impossible...it's challenging!!! (Hint: You don't have to earn 3 stars in one run.) Try it out...

I bought this game, and its pretty hard to obtain the three stars. The music becomes really great to calm you and dont get angry haha. A really casual game. JUST CLICK AND DO IT! Point out: I dont know why but when i play in full screen and click wherever i want, it doesnt go where i click. It went like 4 cm. around i click, not exactly where i clicked. At least at 800x600 its great for me it doesnt have this problem.

It turns out that the issue with me being unable to get a three star was as simple as me clicking about a milimeter too low. That's kind of ridiculous. Great concept, the game's pretty awesome. Nice music too, sucks that it toggles off in the middle of a game. It's still extremely low that the developers gave me two three star achievements just to nullify my recent feedback, though. EDIT: Confirming it. Either you did give me it and you're lying, or it's a bug. :)

I editted my previous review to this: After trying the game again I found out that the graphics were at their lowest settings which made control of the dot to be poor and erratic. If you are having trouble getting the ball to react smoothly, maximize the graphics settings. After adjusting the graphics so that the game works I no longer regret buying it, per se, since it was only $.50 when I bought it. The difficulty rises very quickly. Contrary to what one reviewer claims, this is not a game for perfectionists. You need to be very quick and dextrous otherwise you will be quickly frustrated.

Now this game is quite insane - some of the reasons are good, and the others... not so. Snik is a minimalist skill / puzzle game, where you guide your black dot to collect yellow dots while avoiding black, green and red dots. The visuals are hard to believe (I've just described them in their entirety), the music starts out nice but starts to loop very, very soon, and the difficulty curve... what difficulty curve? Why am I recommending this, despite all the above? Because it's fun. After a brief introduction and a tame level 1, level 2 punches the player in the face with a genuine "you want me to do... WHAT?" moment, and further levels will occasionally present more of these. It's not necessarily the best game design, but I believe seasoned puzzle players will appreciate such reckless fluctuations in difficulty as an exception. I keep saying puzzle, because with a good plan, several levels don't even require skill / reflexes. And then, some do. I like Snik as it's a refreshing little game, it will keep you occupied for a few hours and gives a decent challenge if you want to three-star all the 24 levels. You won't get any Steam achievements as they don't work, but after all the above, it's hardly surprising :)

I'll be honest, this isn't very good. The concept is very simple, but the controls are too fiddly and the obstacles vary from pointlessly easy to obnoxiously hard. There are better puzzle games, so look for those.

I thought in my offline hours I would enjoy this game, even with the mixed reviews. Got bored after three levels. It is almost impossible to figure out the 'correct' way to do it to get three stars, and even more difficult to do it precisely, within the allotted time. In the end I just ended up frastrated at the precision required to complete a level. If you are looking for this type of extreme precision, by all means, get it. It just wasn't for me.