Hi folks! I am Marc-André Weibezahn, developer of the new and iOS exclusive puzzle game ZIRKEL. The game will be available for iPhone and iPad on August 27th! Here is the trailer: Here is the games website: http://zirkelgame.com And a few screens: ZIRKEL is a geometric puzzle game with an original idea. Solve 70 unique and challenging puzzles which are all composed of circles. It is not a hectic game. It is not loud. Instead, I invite the players to contemplate and solve the puzzles at their own speed (most of the time). ZIRKEL has simple but stylish graphics and an athmospheric soundtrack by the wonderful musician "Léel". It will be pay to play (haven't decided on a price yet) and has no IAP. Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian. Right now I am working on the last details of the game. I am the sole developer and also did all the visuals. I want to release ZIRKEL for iPhone and iPad in August. If you have any questions, comments etc. I will be happy to answer them! Twitter: @zirkelgame Best! Marc-André
Thanks, that means a lot to me! The mechanics are very simple. A puzzle is composed of several rings. Each ring is an "orbit" on which a flame is positioned. Initially there is one ring with its flame in perpetual motion. When you tap another ring, its flame starts to move too, but only for one round – except when it collides with another flame. Then it grows and also moves perpetually. The goal of each puzzle is to grow all flames. It is harder to describe than I thought Maybe if you look at the first gameplay scene in the video, the process becomes clear. Thank you for your feedback!
Music & Icon If you like the music, this is the Soundcloud site of the artist "Léel": https://soundcloud.com/maegovannen This is the app icon, what do you think? Marc-André
ZIRKEL Prerelease Testing Hi! I have just submitted the what I hope will be the last prerelease version of ZIRKEL to iTunes Connect. Is anyone interested in taking a look at the game? You will need an iPhone (min. 5) or/and an iPad (min. 2). Let me know and send me your Apple ID! Best, Marc-André
ZIRKEL - The Blog, the Gameplay I just set up a blog about ZIRKEL: ZIRKEL Blog Over time I will publish articles about the design and development process. The first (real) post explains the very simple game mechanics: ZIRKEL Gameplay It is so simple it fits in one GIF Cheers! Marc-André
ZIRKEL Puzzle Composition This is the first time that I write articles about the development of a game and it is quite fun! In this blog article you can read about how the puzzles in ZIRKEL are created and what makes them challenging: ZIRKEL Puzzle Composition Combining different properties and rules eventually create mind-boggling puzzles like this one: Cheers! Marc-André
It reminds of the Ying Yang Symbol! It is simple, but reflects the athmosphere of the game! Furthermore I think it can stick out in the App Stores!
Hey Eageron, thanks for the praise ZIRKEL is really simple to play! I think this illustrated article describes it well: ZIRKEL Gameplay. About the icon, yeah, I heard about that similarity a number of times It was not my intention but I do not refuse it since it fits… I will write a blog article about the icon creation in the next days and pos a link here. Cheers!
iTunes Release Date: 27.8.2015! Title says it all ZIRKEL will hit the iTunes store at August 27th! I am thrilled and a bit scared If you want to share any tips on how to do to get recognized, I would be super thankful.
App Icon Evolution Hi folks, do you like Zirkels app icon? Does it remind you of something? Today I just posted a new blog entry about its evolution. It's not long, so give it a read! The Icon Cheers! Marc-André
Zirkel Release Date is August 27th! There is a release date for Zirkel (which I also edited in the first post): Zirkel will be available in the app store August 27th! There is also an updated Trailer: I will give away some Promo Codes soon, so stay tuned Cheers, Marc-André
New Blog Post: The Style Hi folks, I have written a new article on the Zirkel blog. This time I elaborate a bit about the visual style of the game. For example, what are these all about? The Style of Zirkel I hope it's interesting for you! Cheers, Marc-André
Release Tomorrow & a new blog entry! Jeez, tomorrow is the day of truth for Zirkel! It will be available here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zirkel-new-kind-puzzle-game/id960706138?ls=1&mt=8 I will post some promo codes tomorrow, so stay tuned! And I wrote another blog entry, this time about having a background story for this abstract geometric puzzle game. Nothing of epic length but perhaps interesting for some of you: A Story? So, one day to go!! Best, Marc-André
