Beglitched

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Beglitched
Developer(s) Hexecutable
Publisher(s) Hexecutable
Engine
Platform(s) Linux, macOS, Windows, iOS
ReleasemacOS, Windows
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
iOS
March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player

Beglitched is a 2016 tile-matching video game. It won Best Student Game at the 2016 Independent Games Festival Awards.

Contents

Gameplay

Beglitched is a match three game with themes of hacking, computer viruses, and spam. [1]

Development

Jenny Jiao Hsia and Alec Thompson developed Beglitched within the NYU Game Center's incubator. [2] The game released for macOS and Windows in October 2016. [3] An iOS release followed in March 2017. [4]

Reception

Beglitched won the Best Student Game category at the 2016 Independent Games Festival Awards. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Her Story takes home top honors at the 18th annual IGF Awards". Gamasutra . March 16, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  2. Joho, Jess (July 1, 2015). "Beglitched features the cutest bunch of hackers you've ever seen". Kill Screen . Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  3. Vincent, Brittany (October 8, 2016). "Cutesy Puzzler Beglitched Is Out Now". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. Valentin, Christian (March 11, 2017). "The cute colorful Beglitched combines match-3 strategy with Minesweeper". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved July 18, 2021.

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