Underplayed Gems

Tandis (2022)

Tandis cover
Developer
Mahdi Bahrami
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 239 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A serene and meditative experience of manipulating abstract geometric shapes through simple transformations, with a gentle pace that encourages creative exploration.

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What players say

Players praise Tandis for its trippy, math-heavy puzzles that reward spatial reasoning and geometry intuition. The game is short, around 2-4 hours, but players split on its difficulty: some find it satisfying, others call later levels finicky with a buggy undo system. The calming music and clean visuals are consistently appreciated.

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