Epicycles

Epicycles is an upcoming abstract minimalist puzzle game built around shuffling objects. Ranging from simple puzzles to deep into discrete mathematics.

Discrete mathematics manual: Coming soon!

It will be available on itch.io and Steam.

Stay tuned!

About the Game

Rotate cycles to move objects into their correct places.

Interact with intricate mechanisms emerging from elementary puzzle elements.

Featuring:

• Players and Boxes – two kinds of objects with distinct properties
• Links – cycles joined together into more complex machinery
• Detectors – cycles move objects, but objects can also move cycles
• Tutorial levels teaching all necessary interactions by play rather than by text
• A wide range of levels to choose from – find your own preferred flavour
  • Short and sweet puzzles
  • Variations on classic brain teasers
  • Tricky resource management
  • Mathematical riddles from number theory or group theory
• Flexible level format for creating custom levels

Accessibility:

• Gameplay elements all fully recognizable even in grayscale
• Customisable colours
• Graphics settings to accommodate things like reduced motion
• All inputs are timing-independent
• Playable mouse-only
• Undo system