Beautiful Bricks (2019)

Developer: Ready Wolf
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.2 of 5, 26 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 53 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Playing Beautiful Bricks feels like a chaotic, retro arcade brawler where you and up to three friends juggle physics-based balls and power-ups through increasingly frantic levels.

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What players say

Players praise the game as a feature-rich take on the classic Arkanoid formula, with power-ups, bosses, and modes offering variety. However, some find the paddle's acceleration makes it hard to control, and a co-op review reports the lives system is unpleasant and the developer has not replied to feedback in months.

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