Three Six Nine

Update: the game went through a complete redesign and now includes proper backgrounds, unique assets for each puzzle, and a more connected puzzles.

There is no story or lore, only 35 puzzles that must be completed in order. When you click on a puzzle number, you are taken to a screen with a bunch of tiles and numbers that do not make any sense. Your task is to determine what to click on and how to interact with objects.

You will not be introduced to the mechanics or goals, but the game's name indicates what you should focus on. The solutions to each puzzle relate around the numbers three, six, and nine. Solutions include more than just numbers; they also include words and shapes related to the three numbers.

Once you comprehend the basic premise, the puzzles are not that difficult. For example, you have to set months, planets, or time to tie to the three numbers. The puzzles become increasingly difficult after a while, but there is a helpful hint system that almost gives the solution. There is also a skip option for tasks that need manual skills.

The user interface is not very good. The background is always the same, and the problems are not solved until you click the lock icon. This means that you could have the correct solution but miss it because you did not click on the icon.

369 is a puzzle game that revolves around solving unique challenges using the numbers three, six, and nine. With 35 distinct levels, the game aims to offer a variety of creative mechanics for players to explore. However, despite its intriguing concept, the execution leaves much to be desired.

Pros:

- creative mechanics - every level introduces a new and unique gameplay mechanic, showcasing the developer's creativity

Cons:

- unpolished visuals - the game doesn’t look particularly appealing, the graphics feel dated and lack refinement and while this doesn’t ruin the gameplay, it does make the overall experience less pleasant

- crashes on level 11 - repeated crashes on the same level are incredibly frustrating, leaving you wondering if it’s even worth trying to play the game again

- inconsistent difficulty - some levels are ridiculously easy, while others are unintuitive and unnecessarily hard, and there’s no clear difficulty curve

- limited skips - you can only skip specific levels, so if you’re stuck and the hint doesn’t help, you’re sometimes left with no options but to quit


369 has some clever ideas and variety in its puzzles, but technical issues and inconsistent difficulty make it hard to recommend. If you’re hoping for a polished and satisfying puzzle game that you can dive into without interruptions, this might not be the one for you. As it stands, 369 feels unfinished, and unless significant improvements are made, it’s tough to recommend.


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It's an interesting puzzle game. The UI is a little on the difficult to side to navigate, and ultimately I think I was only able to complete something like 12 of the puzzles. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with the blocks and the power. I tried a few things, none of them seemed to work and there were no hints. I just couldn't figure out what to do.

Other than that the puzzles were mostly pretty logical and decently designed. I skipped a few because I wasn't a huge fan of them, but for the most part I thought the puzzles were well made.