Sceptical was I when I first launched the colour-based puzzle game, Coloree but you can COLOUR me surprised, when I found myself hooked to the colour-coded tasks that awaited me.
Level by level, puzzle by puzzle, I was enthralled by the often frustrating yet always striking gameplay. No story here, just some good old-fashioned mind testing.
Colour me silly
The goal is to match shapes using colour, a picture provided with a scene-vanilla. In simple terms, the game followed a simple yet hardened play…… Okay, I’ll stop… for now!
Your goal is to change the colours of the boxes to match each other. To do this, pick a box with colour A and drag a selection bar to a box with colour B. This changes the colour of box B to match colour A. But there’s a catch: you can’t lose any colours. If a colour disappears completely, meaning no boxes have that colour anymore, you lose the game. The selection bar can only move in straight lines, which makes it tricky to keep all the colours while finishing the level. That’s the main idea—figure out the rest on your own!
Now for the plot…
The Colour Story
Yeah, there is none but I have a word count to reach so let’s try and examine to see if we can get something out of the structuring of Coloree.
That game first begins with a simple abstract art. This is mostly for the tutorial section but these leave you thinking. Why does abstract art, the most complex and hard-to-understand of all art forms, be used as a tutorial? Are we to believe that it is the abstract nature of us humans that is our way of finding ourselves in this world? Simply put; are the things we don’t understand that give us meaning?
The second collection of art is random pictures of household objects and rooms. Stuff that you would find in the average home in the last 100 years or so. This speaks to me of the simple and peaceful parts of life acting as a symbol of easy time and tasks.
The third collection is of people and animals. So friends, families and pets. What more do I need to say? This shows us the true hardship of life; having to keep up an appearance for the world around us. To fit in with those we love and those who love us.
What a fitting way to symbolise difficulty!
These are just some of the artistic collections this game has on offer. But I will not go into detail. That is something one should explore themselves. This game held me down for the entire time I played it. Never has something with no dialogue ever gripped me so. (Well, that might be pushing it a bit too much but you get the point)
Regardless, this was truly an experience to remember.
Okay… that should be enough padding. Let me get to the outro so I can call it in.
Wrapping up a nice game
Coloree is an unexpectedly engaging puzzle game. Its simple mechanics are balanced by clever design and interesting challenges. Matching the colours of boxes while ensuring no colour is lost makes each level a thoughtful and strategic experience.
The game’s ability to keep you hooked is impressive. It shows that sometimes, simple ideas can be impactful. Coloree proves that a game doesn’t need complex stories or dialogue to be captivating.
So I tell you, as a gamer and a possible future friend to give it a chance. Maybe, just maybe, it will make you find something in your life that may help you find yourself.
