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Developer: Rubbish Games

Platform: Android

This is a solid "2048" clone. It's programmed well and the design is minimalist and straightforward which is what one would expect from this type of puzzle game. I like the added touch of being able to switch between a light and dark mode. I also like how the restart button is easily available (I've seen a lot of games that don't have a restart option or it's buried in the options menu). I will admit, I'm not very good at these games and I like to think I know what I'm doing while playing however, I tend to find myself zoning out and just swiping semi aimlessly. Which is not a knock on your game but it leads me into some of the critique.

Since this is a clone of an already popularized successful game, it would be nice to see this particular version setting itself apart from the rest. I'm not sure what you're going for, but if it's just to make a solid version of 2048, you've definitely achieved this. But, if you want to stand out from the other clones, some kind of new theme or set of new rules/mechanics would be a cool way to do that. You have a solid foundation in which to build upon so it wouldn't be too difficult to implement some new mechanics.

I also think it would be a good idea to implement a leaderboard. Score driven mobile games are the perfect types of games for a leaderboard. I like how the game gets straight into the gameplay, although I wouldn't mind having a separate main menu screen which had the "options", "leaderboard", "highscores" and "play game" all situated neatly. This is your design choice however, and not necessarily a design flaw. Lastly, the app icon is a little one dimensional and could use a little polish to help separate itself from the other puzzle games on Google Play.

Overall, without knowing your intentions, this is a really well made clone. It's easy to pick up and get straight into playing. It's easy to navigate and is very familiar to anyone who has played this puzzle game before. Outside of implementing some new puzzle mechanics, I think the only thing that's missing is a leaderboard. Nice job.

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