[Review] Q.U.B.E.

Q.U.B.E was one of the first games I got on Steam and also a game whose game mechanics took my attention almost instantly

Q.U.B.E. (or Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion) is a puzzle-platformer in which we are stuck in a mysterious place and we have to find our way out. To do so we have to use our special gloves which will let us push or pull the different coloured blocks, as well as interact with the different elements we will find in the game. It's as simple as it looks like, but it doesn't mean it's going to be a walk in the park. Some of the puzzles will require a bit of logic to be done, others just a bit of coordination, and then there are those which require a bit of both.

Open sesame!

The design of the different levels is very minimalistic. Aside of the color-coded blocks and the “switches” on the wall, everything is white.

There's also no plot in this game and everything is left to the imagination of the player, though that's only in the original game. In the Director's Cut version you get told you're trapped in a ship, and said ship is inevitably going to hit the Earth if you don't do something to avoid it.

Now I mention the Director's Cut version, there are also a few more changes aside of the aforementioned one. On one hand they replaced the kinda unnoticeable soundtrack  of the original game for a more dramatic one that goes along with the plot, and on the other some of the puzzles were tweaked or removed.

Well, this starts to get more and more complicated

Would I recommend this game? Of course. This game is quite good and everybody should at least try it, it's worth your time.

Extra Information:

Developer: Toxic Games

Publisher: Toxic Games

Language: English

Available Platforms: PC (Steam)

System Requirements:

Operative System: Windows XP SP2/Vista/7 – Mac OSX 10,6 – Ubuntu 10 or better

Processor: 2,0 Ghz (Dual Core or better recommended)

Memory: 2 GB RAM

Graphics: Nvidia 8000 series or higher (Shader Model 3 compatible & 128 MB or more memory) – Intel HD 4000 or higher (Mac)

Hard Disk: 1,2 GB of free space