Puzzle
Gridlock Garden
★★★★★ 4.5
Gridlock Garden takes the classic slide-the-tiles idea and wraps it in a gentle gardening theme. Each level asks you to move plant tiles into the right spots using the fewest slides, and later stages introduce blockers and growth rules that force you to plan ahead.
The difficulty curve is well judged. Early levels teach you the mechanics without a single tutorial wall of text, and the later ones had me staring at the board for a while in the best way. A hint system exists if you get stuck, and it doesn't nag you to use it.
It's the kind of puzzle game that's easy to put down and pick back up, which is exactly what I want on a phone. The soft art and calm music make it a good wind-down game too.
What we liked
- Smart, escalating puzzle design
- No intrusive tutorials
- Calm, pick-up-and-play pacing