Sand Loop

I love this game. I’m currently at level 393 and have not made any in-app purchases. The people that say some levels are impossible are misleading. They are “super hard” and require A LOT of tries to get them right. They even have walkthrough videos online to help you if you get stuck. I will say, there are some levels that have weird “physics”. The sand will fall inconsistently. For example, I will have a row of red at the bottom. But the row is very thin, so I’m able to get the blue from above it. Then, once the blue is gone I think I can reach the yellow just above the red, however the game doesn’t register the yellow to be collected even though the blue was collected just fine. The only suggestions I would give that could make this game better are to offer ads for free coins, and optimize the physics. The bad reviews are from people without patience. I’m very patient and try each level until I beat it. Never spent a dime on this game.

Currently working through levels in the upper 500’s. Designs are pretty repetitive from early levels with the occasional extra challenging level thrown in. Still waiting for the beautifully colorful level I saw in an ad that I’m realizing probably doesn’t actually exist. A lot of these reviews talk about challenging levels requiring you to pay to beat, I don’t agree with those statements, but I do occasionally need to use an autofill bucket to be able to get past a level - I haven’t had to pay for any of them yet, though. I will delete a game before I spend money in it. I have a few main gripes with this app. #1- the upper levels are getting unplayable (probably started in the 100s), constantly freezing and pausing which would be fine if they didn’t also make the physics glitch. Buckets will make it to the conveyor belt then simply not fill immediately, like they need a moment to think but the belt continues to move. Not great if you’re trying to time your bucket placement precisely. Sometimes buckets will glitch halfway through filling and just stop accepting sand, however they still take up a space on the belt. Instant loss and so frustrating. #2- sometimes it seems like the ratio between the amount of space a color takes up in the image and the number of buckets it fills is inconsistent between colors. It can make it hard to strategize and feels occasionally arbitrary. #3- so. many. ads. Otherwise still a fun game to pass the time if I’m doing other things.

This app used to be my favorite game. Used to be. I got so hooked on it that when I looked at the clock it would be morning before I put it down. But we’ve added some things we don’t need. Honestly I don’t understand people complaining so hard about the ads. They’re after each level but you can skip, just like most games anymore. You get what you signed up for: a game you can play for free because of ads. Unfortunately, this game is slowly becoming like any other concerning the missions and competitions and rankings. Upon opening it seems you always have to wait for a popup to load about some race you were in or the new one that’s started or this or that, just to click out of it. Now there’s this puffer fish. Idk who came up with it, but man it makes me bitter. This game is strategic. And now you’ve got some character jumping around blocking areas that you had already planned out to complete the level. I like having to get to keys, break ice, uncover buckets, I do. Because they’re stationary and go hand in hand with strategizing. It’s absolutely unnecessary to throw in a complication that can’t be properly planned around in this type of game. If I wanted a game I can’t rely on putting logic behind, I’d get a different game. And I’m pretty close to doing just that.