I feel like I’ve played a large number of word-based puzzle games, as there are just so many out there. LOK Digital, however, does something completely different, as you don’t actually need to know any words to solve this puzzle. You just need to know how to spell LOK and the words that follow.
You will be given a single screen, with a bunch of tiles on it. These tiles either have the letters to spell out LOK or are completely blank. Your goal is to ensure that all of the tiles are turned black, in order to complete the level and move onto the next one.
You are able to turn tiles black by either spelling LOK with tiles that are touching each other or by creating the word, then using your next move to turn a tile black by sending a LOK creature to it — you basically get a blob that you are able to paint a tile with once you have created the word perfectly. You cannot save these for the end, and have to use them for your next tap.
When a tile becomes black, it’s actually as if it does not exist, allowing you to warp the way you think and realize that the tiles that are left are connected, so you can quickly figure out how to connect more. It’s a sleek and fun puzzle game that has you thinking slightly differently, as you combine letters and ensure all of the tiles turn color. As LOK Digital continues, the creatures start to live within the dark space of the completed puzzles.
I got the chance to play LOK Digital at WASD this year, and really enjoyed how satisfying it was to complete these levels and figure out how to combine the letters so that they created the word! You can currently play the same demo on Steam or wishlist the game for its release later this year.
