It’s been almost a year since we first shared the puzzle game app Quell with you, and its popularity among players has only grown since then!
Currently priced at 99 cents and with an average review rating of 4.5/5 stars across over 4,100 reviews (over 3,400 of them are 5-starrers), this is one puzzle app people really love that’s totally appropriate for kids. From Amazon:
Quell captivates and enchants the mind with challenging puzzles and all-encompassing, Zen-like gameplay. The critically-acclaimed Quell boasts more than 80 levels of ingenious puzzles, gorgeous graphics, and a custom soundtrack by renowned composer Steven Cravis.
You Are the RainPlay as an individual raindrop within a unique puzzle design. You share the space with a handful of pearls, fixed in their positions. Collect the pearls in as few moves as possible, while avoiding obstacles or traps. The perfect move count is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
Swipe your finger across the screen in the direction you want your raindrop to move. The raindrop cannot change direction while in motion, so movements are controlled and predictable. Swipe your raindrop to the left, and it will move directly to the left until it hits the wall.
Using the ElementsEach puzzle’s environment differs from the last. Each puzzle has elements for you to use to your advantage, and some elements that you must avoid.
Many puzzles are surrounded by stone walls, while other types of walls allow you to continue through and come out the other side. Move through gates that only allow you to pass through once, or travel through ring portals. Always be on the lookout for ways to use your environment to help you solve the puzzle.
Avoid the spikes. You don’t necessarily lose lives in Quell, but rather hitting a spike will burst your raindrop, and it will melt into the puzzle and blend into the background as water. Quell lives are eternal, and so is the gameplay. No loud buzzers. No Game Over. You just have to try again to move on. Completing a puzzle unlocks the next.
Reviews“A wonderfully simple and atmospheric puzzler”–AppSpy.com
“Unique, mature style, solid-puzzle gameplay, a perfectly judged learning curve”–Gamezebo.com
“We certainly recommend it to puzzle fans”–SlideToPlay.com
Also be sure to check out the sequel to this game, Quell Reflect (4.5/5 stars, all ages, currently priced at 99 cents).