Underplayed Gems

Dyestributor (2023)

Dyestributor cover
Developer
Chris Currier, Jackson Gill
Publisher
DyeDuo
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 5 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 47 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

a deceptively simple puzzle game that marries cheerful pixel art with brain-teasing logic, making each successful connection feel like a small victory

casualchallengingcolorfulrelaxingpixel graphicsgrid-basedpuzzleretroindie

What players say

Players describe a short puzzle game with 36 levels where you connect dye blocks by moving obstacles. Reviews say it gets very hard and the gold medal move targets are punishing, but the game does not record your actual move count, only the medal tier. One player finds the red blocks frustrating and dislikes the mouse-and-keyboard-only controls.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.