½ Halfway

Name: ½ Halfway
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 4.4 (93 reviews)
Author: Tepes Ovidiu

A gentle puzzler about reunion

$1.99 · Designed for iPad

93 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Puzzle
Developer

Tepes Ovidiu
Language

EN
English
Size

19.8
MB

In a world dominated by black and white, two elements are seeking a path to reunite and restore the harmony. Guide the light elements to destination and meet halfway using the help of the other objects strategically placed across the level and prove incredible puzzle solving skills by succeeding in mind bending situations. Halfway features: · Challenging hand crafted levels grouped into 4 chapters. · Play Offline, no internet connection required to play. · Beautiful, minimalist artwork & animations. · True black and white graphics. · No violence, stress free; play at your own pace. · No ads, no in-app purchases. Buy it once, own it forever. · Simple controls, Swipe to move · Easy to learn; no instructions needed! · Optimized for all iOS devices.

Ratings & Reviews

4.4

out of 5

93 Ratings

Content
04/17/2020

ijnewma
The game is amazingly addicting. The puzzles are challenging but not too challenging. The problem is that there’s only 35 levels in total, so I beat it in about an hour.

Developer Response
Thank you for the review! I'm working on adding more levels in the upcoming update.
Content
04/17/2020

ijnewma

The game is amazingly addicting. The puzzles are challenging but not too challenging. The problem is that there’s only 35 levels in total, so I beat it in about an hour.
Developer Response 04/17/2020
Thank you for the review! I'm working on adding more levels in the upcoming update.
Nothing to ‘solve’. No variety. Overpriced BORED.
04/25/2020

Yung Yeezi
The ‘solution’ to every ‘puzzle’ is one (1) of four (4) moves: 1. Swipe up2. Swipe right3. Swipe left4. Swipe downThat’s it. Of note: some of the puzzles require a 2nd swipe! Really adds... nothing.The user interacts w/ each puzzle 1-2 times by swiping. After swiping, the user is then forced to watch the dots travel on their path for 5-10s. Assuming that it takes a full second to swipe, the ratio of time inputting vs. time watching the dots post-input is:1-2 swipes->1.5 swipes->1.5s spent swiping/inputting5s-10s dot watching->7.5s spent watching1.5s/7.5s->3s/15s3s/15s->1s/5s1 second of input is followed by 5 seconds watching dots Everyone playing ‘1/2 halfway’ ‘solves’ each ‘puzzle’ with an identical process and solution. One swipe(s) followed by watching your dots travel the same path path for the dot to reach it’s target. There is no creativity, no problem solving, and no challenge. ‘1/2 Halfway’ is ~25m of boredom. That’s 4 minutes, 10.2 seconds of interacting/inputting, compared to 20 minutes, 49.8 seconds watching dots dance around.
Nothing to ‘solve’. No variety. Overpriced BORED.
04/25/2020

Yung Yeezi

The ‘solution’ to every ‘puzzle’ is one (1) of four (4) moves: 1. Swipe up2. Swipe right3. Swipe left4. Swipe downThat’s it. Of note: some of the puzzles require a 2nd swipe! Really adds... nothing.The user interacts w/ each puzzle 1-2 times by swiping. After swiping, the user is then forced to watch the dots travel on their path for 5-10s. Assuming that it takes a full second to swipe, the ratio of time inputting vs. time watching the dots post-input is:1-2 swipes->1.5 swipes->1.5s spent swiping/inputting5s-10s dot watching->7.5s spent watching1.5s/7.5s->3s/15s3s/15s->1s/5s1 second of input is followed by 5 seconds watching dots Everyone playing ‘1/2 halfway’ ‘solves’ each ‘puzzle’ with an identical process and solution. One swipe(s) followed by watching your dots travel the same path path for the dot to reach it’s target. There is no creativity, no problem solving, and no challenge. ‘1/2 Halfway’ is ~25m of boredom. That’s 4 minutes, 10.2 seconds of interacting/inputting, compared to 20 minutes, 49.8 seconds watching dots dance around.
Too easy and too expensive
04/21/2020

TurtleJuice447
$1.99 for a game with horrifically easy puzzle design with some ugly line visuals? I would have more sympathy if the game was free but this is crazy. Each level usually consists of no more than 1 or 2 moves. There is no challenge in it.Additionally, the simple line art comes across more as lazy than artistic. The only reason this game uses this line aesthetic is to reduce the need for art assets. Again, if it was free Id have more sympathy. But this game looks like something a 16 year old could whip together in 2 days.I’m going to see if I can get a refund. Giving 2 stars instead of one because at least the description of the game is honest.
Too easy and too expensive
04/21/2020

TurtleJuice447

$1.99 for a game with horrifically easy puzzle design with some ugly line visuals? I would have more sympathy if the game was free but this is crazy. Each level usually consists of no more than 1 or 2 moves. There is no challenge in it.Additionally, the simple line art comes across more as lazy than artistic. The only reason this game uses this line aesthetic is to reduce the need for art assets. Again, if it was free Id have more sympathy. But this game looks like something a 16 year old could whip together in 2 days.I’m going to see if I can get a refund. Giving 2 stars instead of one because at least the description of the game is honest.
Relaxing
04/22/2020

LilBlizz
I usually look at reviews before downloading, and I was a bit skeptical at first. I love the music and the minimalistic design. It’s easy with no tutorial, but it’s just swipe to move. I’d love to play more levels and I feel like it’d be a bit more worth it if there were more. Overall, I feel like this is a great game with lots of potential.
Relaxing
04/22/2020

LilBlizz

I usually look at reviews before downloading, and I was a bit skeptical at first. I love the music and the minimalistic design. It’s easy with no tutorial, but it’s just swipe to move. I’d love to play more levels and I feel like it’d be a bit more worth it if there were more. Overall, I feel like this is a great game with lots of potential.