🎮 Deep Dive into OctoMaze: The Tentacle-Twisting Puzzle Gem! 🦑
OctoMaze is an indie puzzle-arcade game developed and published by Octagon Game Studio, a small team focused on innovative mobile experiences. Inspired by 1980s classics like Snake, Oil's Well, Anteater, Bomberman, Sokoban, Frogger, and Tapper, it blends retro mechanics with a unique twist: controlling an octopus's tentacle to navigate mazes, collect artifacts, destroy enemies (parasitic foes), and avoid hazards like lasers, explosions, and moving walls.
The story follows young octopus adventurer Aristotle reclaiming stolen treasures from the octopus tribe's rivals, the "disgusting parasites," in underwater labyrinths. Emphasizing replayability with 3-star ratings, level customization, and bonus challenges, it's praised for fresh puzzle design and short, addictive sessions—described as "a breath of fresh air in the puzzle genre" by reviewers like PocketGamer and Daikon Media.
The concept emerged around 2020, with the studio emphasizing player feedback via Early Access to refine tentacle controls and level variety. It evolved from a simple tentacle-navigation prototype into a full game with achievements, speed settings, and optimizations, including Arabic localization in 2024 updates.
First Release Date: May 9, 2022 (Early Access launch).
Platforms: PC (Steam, Early Access)
Mobile (iOS via App Store, Android via Google Play)
Windows (native port)
A demo is available on itch.io and Google Play. Priced at $3.99 on Steam, it's family-friendly with single-player focus and supports multiple languages (English, Polish, Ukrainian, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Italian, Portuguese-Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Arabic). As of 2025, it's in late development stages, with core mechanics stable for full release soon.
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