Screw Jam 12+

Good but has lives system

Tl;dr: actual game good fun but don’t expect to binge it

All in all this is a pretty fun puzzle game, and the actual mechanic of trying to work out which screws to take out when is great. Forewarning though, don’t get too attached to actually getting to play it!
It has one of those annoying lives systems where once you’ve used your 5 lives, you have to wait for them to refill, and it takes forEVER(30 mins for 1 life!) this means on the harder levels it takes even longer if you haven't got the memory for the tricks you worked out on the previous go, or if you make a silly mistake early on.
You can pay for or win infinite lives, and this is a much better experience, but only for a short time! I think £9.99 for an hours infinite lives and some coins is a bit steep personally.
You can pay for no ads permanently as well. The ads impact my enjoyment much less than the lives system though! I’d much rather pay a small fee for permanent infinite lives than for no ads, so that would be my main message to the developers: please, an infinitely playable version!
Other than this big thing, I can recommend the puzzle element. It just isn’t a bingeable game like some others of its kind. And I want to binge puzzles.

Spoiled by greed

It’s a great game to play but you get to a certain point where the levels can’t be passed without using bonuses. You don’t get given bonuses no matter how well you play. You have to pay with your coins. You can’t earn coins without passing levels so you basically can’t get any further without buying coins and you get pathetic amount for what you pay. You can’t even watch ads to get coins or bonuses so I’ll be deleting the game now as I’ve paid enough now to progress to level 225. I have 170 coins and the level can’t be passed with the 4 holes you’re given and I won’t be spending any more.
A similar game allows you to get an extra hole by watching a video ad. At least you could pass the level and progress a bit and then I may consider buying more coins later but I won’t be bullied into it. Deleting now which is a shame as it’s an enjoyable game which I would probably spend more on if I hadn’t got to this stalemate.

Developer Response ,

Hello there,

We completely understand your frustration. 🙁 However, although there are levels categorized as hard and very hard, we ensure that each level is certainly beatable without the need for boosters or purchasing gold.

We’ll consider your comments carefully as we work on improving the game. Your comments will be taken into consideration for future updates with related teams!

If you have additional thoughts or need assistance, we’re here to help. Reach out anytime! 👋🏼

Sincerely,
Rollic

Good game

Match screws to the coloured box at the top. Sounds easy, and sometimes it is, but other times you have to try and think which screws to use first etc to unlock other screws. You get 5 holes to store extra screws you need to get out the way, and I knocked a star off because even though it gives you 5 holes, if you use them, it automatically ends the level and you lose. Why give 5 holes if you can only actually use 4? It’s messed me up a few times and really annoyed me the first time because I strategised using the 5 holes only for it to kick me off the level for doing so.
Other than that it’s a great, if irritating (for the right reasons) game, and I would recommend. I’ve enjoyed it for several days now completely free.