Support us on Patreon to keep GamingOnLinux alive. This ensures all of our main content remains free for everyone. Just good, fresh content! Alternatively, you can donate through PayPal. You can also buy games using our partner links for GOG and Humble Store.
We do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. See more here.

If you enjoy simple puzzle games, and don't mind low-poly aesthetics then Skipper [Steam] is a game that might tickle your brain.

YouTube Thumbnail
YouTube videos require cookies, you must accept their cookies to view. View cookie preferences.
Accept Cookies & Show   Direct Link

The basic idea is that you need to get coloured blocks from their starting position, to the little portal at the end. Sounds simple, right? Not exactly. Moving over a tile will colour it in, which prevents you moving over it again. So it's quite easy to get yourself a bit stuck.

When you're controlling more than one block, you can move a differently coloured block over bits of the path that have been previously coloured, changing it, which will allow the previous block to cross that path again. It then throws more at you, with tiles completely coloured, requiring you to travel around the level to pick up a small block of that colour, to allow you to pass it. This again can cause you to end up tying a knot in the path that you cannot cross.

It does have one issue, which is the controls screen vanishing too quickly. Not that the controls are complicated at all, but if you get stuck just hit R to restart the level.

The developer is planning free updates with more levels, so it will be fun to see what they can come up with. Would likely be a nice game to have workshop support with a simple level editor, but it doesn't currently have that feature.

It's an interesting design, with a fun challenge to it and I really quite enjoyed it. Good to relax a bit with a coffee! Check out Skipper on Steam.

Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
2 Likes
About the author -
author picture
I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly checked on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly. You can also follow my personal adventures on Bluesky.
See more from me
The comments on this article are closed.
All posts need to follow our rules. For users logged in: please hit the Report Flag icon on any post that breaks the rules or contains illegal / harmful content. Guest readers can email us for any issues.
2 comments

hardpenguin Nov 1, 2017
It has such soothing esthethics! I really like that. On the other hand - Snakebird is way too difficult for me, so this game probably will be as well :D
ProfessorKaos64 Nov 3, 2017
Looks just like that other game, think it's Cubed?
While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations: PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!
The comments on this article are closed.