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Devil Dice

1998
Puzzle
A deceptively simple premise fuels Devil Dice: manipulate a field of dice to match their numbers and clear them from the board. The real meat lies in the physics-based movement, the cascading combos, and the need to think several moves ahead to avoid being overwhelmed by the incoming dice. Its blend of spatial reasoning and frantic, real-time action creates an addictive loop that still holds up, a testament to its elegant core design.

About Devil Dice

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Devil Dice is a unique puzzle game, where the player controls a small devil that runs around a grid covered in large dice. The player can both stand atop dice, and stand on the ground (with the dice towering above). When standing on the dice, the player can move from die to die, or can roll a die in the direction he or she runs, revealing a different face as the die rotates. Creating a group of adjacent dice with identical pips—the size of which must be at least the number of pips—causes those dice to slowly sink into the field before disappearing. Chain reactions are possible by adding additional dice to a sinking set. Different types of dice are available in some modes, with different properties to make the game more challenging. It was originally created by developer Shift on the "homebrew" Yaroze platform, and later turned into a commercial game. Released in 1998, it is one of only a handful of games to make the leap from the Yaroze to commercial release. The game is a million-seller and a demo version was released as a PlayStation Classic game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable on November 7, 2007.

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Rating
Critic & community
90
Match
Recommendation strength
88%

Balatro

2024 · Strategy

Like Devil Dice, Balatro demands strategic thinking and mastery of its core mechanics. Instead of dice, you're building poker hands, but the escalating complexity and risk/reward of each run will scratch the same itch.

Why recommended

  • The core gameplay loop revolves around optimizing your hand-building strategy to overcome increasingly difficult blinds, similar to Devil Dice's escalating challenges.
  • Criteria — Strategy is central to success, requiring careful planning of card combinations, jokers, and upgrades to maximize your chip earnings.
  • The roguelite structure and randomized elements create a high-difficulty experience where every decision matters, mirroring the tense, risk-laden gameplay of Devil Dice.
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Critic & community
80
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Recommendation strength
78%

A puzzle game with a strategic layer, Crossroad Crisis is a good match. It shares Devil Dice's focus on spatial reasoning and planning ahead. The difficulty ramps up quickly.

Why recommended

  • The core gameplay involves manipulating the environment to guide vehicles through intersections, requiring strategic thinking and careful planning.
  • Criteria — The game's puzzles are designed to be challenging, with a focus on precision and timing to avoid collisions and achieve objectives.
  • The isometric perspective and focus on spatial reasoning are reminiscent of Devil Dice's core gameplay.
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Critic & community
75
Match
Recommendation strength
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The Bombing Islands is a puzzle game with a strategic layer, it shares Devil Dice's focus on spatial reasoning and planning ahead. The difficulty ramps up quickly.

Why recommended

  • The core gameplay involves bombing islands to solve puzzles, requiring strategic thinking and careful planning.
  • Criteria — The game's puzzles are designed to be challenging, with a focus on precision and timing to achieve objectives.
  • The focus on spatial reasoning are reminiscent of Devil Dice's core gameplay.

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