Welcome to our review of Puzzle Tronics, the game claiming it is not an electronic circuit simulator, but really, it is…

Puzzletronics is a minimalist puzzle-style game. In this game, you will have the experience of moving pieces to form an electronic circuit while listening to a calm and relaxing soundtrack.
This game is not an electronic circuit simulator but it will be a lot of fun to use electronics in this game.

When I grew up, there was this subject at school called TO, Technical Education if I were to translate it. Teaching us the basics of electricity and several adjacent subjects. I remember using the circuitry to help guide a car through a maze and basic illumination with a light bulb. So many cool things and I truly have fond memories of that class. I was also quite good at it, the logic side always made much sense to me and I always regretted this course just lasted 2 years. It was replaced with painting class…

 

When I started up the game, at first, glancing at the icon, I was expecting much less entertainment than I was given, mind you I am a geek. From the get go, you are guided to learn the basics. Guide the electricity through a straight line from the power button to the end point, which is an LED. Modern times right? It is all very easy at first but becomes more and more complicated by the game. From basic lines to sudden interfaces with 2 entries and 1 out. Representing the AND function for the geeks among you, we also got IFs and everything in this game.

IF being one or the other side of the 2 entrances must be lit, there are squares that are negative, so it reverses the entry value. If the electricity is on, this turns it off and vice versa. So many basic things until suddenly you get 20 squares at once, though it is easy if you keep the basics in mind. Always start the game by putting your LED into the right spot first. Next up, get your corners/turns ready, … All this will be pretty self-explanatory when you are playing the game.

Now it is not all sunshine with this game, I did not enjoy the fact that I have to go through existing squares to go from one side to the next. Instead of being able to just go in a straight line, you have to follow the original lay out. It kind of irks you a little when you accidentally pick up the wrong tile and then have to go through it all again. It is nitpicking for real, but it did annoy me more than you’d expect from an otherwise perfect puzzle game.

In conclusion, Puzzle Tronics is everything you can do, game-wise, with an electric circuit board. It is much better than you’d expect.

9/10

Tested on Nintendo Switch