Developed and Produced by Wayward Thoughts Interactive, Frips and Froop’s Logical Labyrinth DX is a Children’s Puzzle game themed around electricity.
It’s been some years since I was a child, but I still remember it fondly. My first taste of gaming was on the Internet, booting up Windows Explorer and playing Flash games. Playing Frips and Froop’s Logical Labyrinth DX was a nice nostalgia trip. Sad, the feeling died about three minutes in.
Frips and Froops, Puzzles for Children
Let’s call it Frips and Froops, I don’t want to write the whole name. Seems like an unnecessary waste of the word count. So yeah… Let’s talk about gameplay.
The objective of Frips and Froops is to navigate through a series of rooms (or stages), each containing a fun, child-friendly puzzle involving object movement. Once a puzzle is solved, players move on to the next room. The game is designed to be quick, but younger players may need a little extra time to complete each stage.
I mean I wouldn’t know, I am not a child!
When I say Puzzles for children, I don’t mean it as the sassy backhand like it sounds like. Frips and Froops is a game for children, targeted for them. The dialogue and animations don’t get away from that.
The real question I wish to ask is who this game is for.
What kid, in the modern era, goes to play games like these on a computer?
Well, I don’t know the answer to that but I will pretend to agree that having the option is a good thing.
Let’s talk about the story.
“Father, What the Frips and Froops”
I will be honest, I have no memory of character names. Infact, I don’t even remember who Frip was and who Froop was. However, I did manage to get the idea of the characters simply by the words.
You are a kid about to start a new job at this Father/Uncle’s factory. You enter the building and seemingly enter the wrong room, getting stuck inside the testing room. While I never understood what exactly was being tested, the tests required you to walk around doing push-the-box puzzles.
All the while, your father and a random guy (who seems to know you for some reason) guide you through the game, offering tips and instructions along the way. Their banter does little to add depth, but it serves its purpose in keeping the flow going.
Now, unless I missed some hidden, secret Soulslike adventure inside a box, that’s pretty much all Frips and Froops has to offer. It’s a straightforward, no-frills experience, with puzzles that stay within the realm of simplicity, offering little more than what you see on the surface.
Frips and Froop’s game.
Frips and Froop’s Logical Labyrinth DX feels like a step back to a simpler time, where puzzles were straightforward, and the goal was to entertain without too much complexity.
While it does deliver exactly what it promises—a light-hearted, child-friendly puzzle experience—it lacks the depth to capture the attention of older players.
For the younger crowd, it could provide a charming diversion, albeit one that might feel a bit too basic.
If you’re looking for a brief, no-pressure game for kids or just want a quick trip down memory lane, Frips and Froops offer that. But beyond that, there’s not much else to sink your teeth into. So, while it’s not groundbreaking, it’s still a harmless, if brief, experience.
