Underplayed Gems

Chime Sharp (2015)

Chime Sharp cover
Developer
Chilled Mouse
Publisher
Twistplay, Ste Curran, Chilled Mouse
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Music, Puzzle, Arcade
Rating
3.5 of 5, 3 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A meditative puzzle game where you cover a grid with shapes to build a layered, swelling musical composition.

addictiveambienthypnoticrelaxingmusicalpuzzlingcreativerhythmic

About

Place pieces, paint the board, make music. Chime Sharp is an sequel to 2009's Chime, a music puzzle game with an addictive, ambient heartbeat. You tessellate shapes to cover a grid, while a beatline reads those shapes as notes. As you cover the board the music builds to a beautiful crescendo of your own design. The only way to discover Chime is to play it, but if you want a glimpse, consider what it might feel like to cross Tetris, a music sequencer and a hypnotic dream about your favourite pop song.

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