Loch Mess

3/10 Snake for two! What is it: A turn-based snake-inspired game, in which you play with two water snakes trying to collect all the pies. The snakes can grow and shrink, keeping their tail part in one spot, and they can also switch between two levels, above and below water. There are 4 different worlds, one with just the snakes and obstacles in their way, with focus on finding paths without colliding, one with fish...

6 found this helpful, 2024-02-14

Nice little puzzler. There's no animation but the graphics are cute. My only real complaint was that it was a bit easy overall. There's technically no undo, but normal movement is reversible which is like undo except on levels with fish (which move when you do, and will eat your pies if you let them). Also levels are quite small and restart is instant.

3 found this helpful, 2021-07-05

My Experience Although I've only accumulated about an hour of playtime, I've put two separate play sesssions into Loch Mess with two separate co-op partners. Both of these instances left me underwhelmed. While I can appreciate the simple and bright visuals, many of Loch Mess' levels devolve into tedium. First off, it seems that the angle of the level doesn't map perfectly to a directional controller, and this was...

1 found this helpful, 2024-06-11