Plates Reviews
Plates is a minimalist puzzle game. Experiment and explore to progress through over 50 inventive levels.
App ID | 497680 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | maasgdev |
Publishers | maasgdev |
Categories | Single-player, Steam Achievements |
Genres | Casual, Indie |
Release Date | 19 Aug, 2016 |
Platforms | Windows, Mac, Linux |
Supported Languages | English |

48 Total Reviews
38 Positive Reviews
10 Negative Reviews
Mostly Positive Score
Plates has garnered a total of 48 reviews, with 38 positive reviews and 10 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mostly Positive’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
21 minutes
A nice little puzzle game with great ideas !
However it could be much longer, the great mecanics we discover could lead to a much, much, much higher number of levels.
In fact, it almost feel like they are as much "tutorial level" to teach you those mecanics than real puzzle levels, wich aren't really challenging neither.
I think we have some wasted potential here, and i really hope that some (free) DLC will come, the game is way too short, but still good, it does not deserve a negative review in my opinion.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
15 minutes
Of all the simplistic $1 puzzle games I've bought on steam, this is probably the best. It's a simple concept that gets twisted in interesting ways as you progress. Never gets dry or repetitive. Not hard enough to be frustrating or easy enough to be boring. Thumbs up.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 1
Positive
Playtime:
30 minutes
Casual smartphone puzzle game.
Yeah, so this is a mobile port, and it shows. For a mobile game prize you get a game that's playable on a 5 inch screen, and that has 55 levels that I completed within 30 minutes (and that includes 5 minutes for going back and perfecting the levels where I didn't use the minimum number of moves) because you simply can't fit any complex levels on a screen that size.
It's a forgettable game.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
73 minutes
Nice puzzle game with enjoyable variations. The level balancing is a bit odd because I had much more trouble on the earlier ones. Totally worth the money!
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 1
Positive
Playtime:
27 minutes
Quite liked the experience. Various mechanics, it was fun to figure them out. It's quite short, but the price matches that. Native Linux support is a nice plus.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
26 minutes
Game feels more like a demo than a complete product: most levels are just showing a new mechanic rather than posing any difficulty in finding the optimal solution.
In addition, very very short: takes less than half an hour to complete every level perfectly.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
119 minutes
If you like mechanically simple but satisfying puzzles, this has your number. The whole thing lasts about half an hour, maybe another ten minutes for 100% completion, but you might as well go for it. I'd recommend other puzzle games such as Hexcells first, but considering the price, it's more than worth a buy.
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
18 minutes
Technically this is fine, but it feels... more like potential for a cool idea rather than an actually cool idea. The game introduces all of its different pieces but rarely combines them into anything greater. Why can't we have the replicating mechanic mixed with the multi-player mechanic? That'd be cool. What about the portals, you could use those with both the replicating mechanic and the multi-player mechanic in cool ways. And the gimmick for the last few levels comes too late, that could've been played around with more than it was.
On top of that, for the short length of the game, it really feels like there should be more to it. And even at a dollar... this is basically an underdeveloped free flash game at best. Technically its faults aren't doing anything wrong necessarily, but it's just not doing as much as it should be doing. I can't really recommend it, even for its low price, but I mean, it's clever and mildly fun for as brief as it lasts, I guess?
👍 : 24 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
23 minutes
Honestly, it's a nice game, but I completed it 100% in 23 minutes (shortest paths on all puzzles). I was actually really into it. Nice puzzles, even if they are a bit easy, relaxing sounds and unique puzzle mechanics, but as soon as the puzzles start getting a bit more difficult it suddenly ends.
If you're looking for a really good puzzle game I'd recommend Hexcells over this any day. Much better value for money and infinite puzzle generator.
👍 : 23 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
24 minutes
Pro:
+ little interesting casual game
+ cool game mechanic
+ only 1$
+ simplistic graphics
+ Figure out the game mechanics on your own!
+ good interface (possible to replay all levels after finishing them)
Contra
- unfortunately maybe a bit too short (needed about 20 minutes), but it`s only 1$
Well, definitely liked the game!
👍 : 12 |
😃 : 1
Positive