Underplayed Gems

Kombine (2016)

Kombine cover
Developer
Robert Alvarez
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
3.8 of 5, 150 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A minimalist grid puzzle where you quietly merge matching blocks, starting relaxed but growing tense as higher values become harder to clear.

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What players say

Players praise the core puzzle mechanic but are sharply divided by the missing undo button, which forces full restarts on misclicks and makes the time trials feel unfair. The game has no tutorial, only one mechanic repeated across 40 levels, and players warn that early simplicity gives way to frustration.

Screenshots

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