| Pudding Monsters | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Developer | ZeptoLab |
| Publishers | ZeptoLab QubicGames (Switch) |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | iOS December 19, 2012 Android December 21, 2012 Switch February 25, 2022 |
| Genre | Puzzle video game |
| Mode | Single-player |
Pudding Monsters is a puzzle video game developed by ZeptoLab for iOS and Android in 2012, and for Nintendo Switch in 2022. [1] [2] Additionally it a HTML5 version of the Game was released in 2019, which made it avilable on major web gaming portals such as CrazyGames. [3] It focuses on live clumps of pudding working to avoid being eaten by combining themselves into a monster to scare humans who want to eat them.
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | (NS) 75/100 [4] (iOS) 73/100 [5] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Game Informer | (iOS) 7/10 [6] |
| Gamezebo | (iOS) 4/5 [7] |
| IGN | (iOS) 7.3/10 [8] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 16/20 [9] |
| MacLife | (iOS) 3.5/5 [10] |
| MeriStation | 7.5/10 [11] |
| Pocket Gamer | 3.5/5 [12] |
| TouchArcade | (iOS) 3/5 [13] |
| Common Sense Media | (iOS) 3/5 [14] |
| Digital Spy | (iOS) 2/5 [15] |
The Switch version received "generally favorable reviews", while the iOS version received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [4] [5]
Unlike ZeptoLab's previous physics-based hit Cut the Rope, Pudding Monsters utilizes a sliding-block puzzle mechanic. Players slide individual pieces of pudding across a grid; once set in motion, a piece continues sliding until it hits an obstacle, the grid edge, or another pudding piece. The objective is to fuse all separate pieces into a single continuous monster structure. As the game progresses, new monster types introduce unique mechanics. [16]