Dream of Pixels

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Dream of Pixels
Dream of Pixels logo.jpg
Developer(s) Dawn of Play
Publisher(s) Dawn of Play [lower-alpha 1]
Platform(s)
Release
  • iOS
  • November 14, 2012
  • Android
  • October 17, 2013
Genre(s) Puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player

Dream of Pixels is a 2012 puzzle game developed by the Slovenian studio Dawn of Play. It was released in November 2012 for iOS, with a subsequent version published by Noodlecake Studios for Android in October 2013. The game was positively received.

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Gameplay

In Dream of Pixels, the player must tap a tetromino to clear a row. [1] The game was released for iOS on November 14, 2012, [2] [3] and for Android on October 17, 2013. [4]

Reception

On Metacritic, the game has a "generally favorable" score of 86 based on eight critics. [5]

The game was well received. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Published to Android by Noodlecake Studios

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References

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  2. ↑ Nelson, Jared (December 14, 2012). "Update Roundup: Fruit Ninja, Trigger Fist, Dream of Pixels and More". TouchArcade . Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hodapp, Eli (November 16, 2012). "Coming Tonight: Arranger, Beatdown, Bloons TD 5, Cubed Rally Redline, Gear Jack and More". TouchArcade . Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  4. ↑ Schroeder, Stan (October 17, 2013). "Dream of Pixels, The Reverse Tetris Game, Hits Android". Mashable . Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dream of Pixels". Metacritic . Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ Aylott, Chris (December 3, 2012). "Dream of Pixels Review". Slide to Play. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
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