The Puzzle Maker: Cebba's Odyssey Reviews

The Puzzle Maker: Cebba's Odyssey is ranked in the -1th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8.5 / 10.0
Oct 27, 2024

The Puzzle Maker: Cebba's Odyssey is an excellent puzzle game that will challenge and surprise you throughout all 200+ levels.

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Liked-a-lot
Sep 25, 2024

The Puzzle Maker: Cebba’s Odyssey is the kind of puzzle game that’s going to seem intimately familiar at first, but a depth of puzzle craft and detail makes it into something all its own. At first glance, it’s easy to see a little of Fire Emblem inside the game, with its variety of unique pixel art units and movements. After a little fussing, you’ll probably also think of Into the Breach, where the order of operations as you start your turn makes the difference between victory and defeat. But Cebba quickly takes over its own niche, and it does so well enough that it can become something fresh for dedicated puzzle fans to chew on. The only ‘quibble’ is that, wow, these puzzles begin to escalate in a way that hyper-focused minds might start to feel genuinely overwhelmed by midgame. But the game is also untimed and chill about letting you figure it out at your own speed, mitigating the issue well. I’ll also say that I didn’t fuss with the make-your-own puzzle portion of the game, as it’s purely optional, and I am Bad At Such Things. I will say that the same controls work well there, and wiser minds than mine might enjoy the option!

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