About

Cozy 3D Sudoku is where the classic Sudoku puzzle meets a whole new dimension! Wrapped in a colourful, tactile and neat package – this particular take on the formula is bound to be pleasant both to the eye and the mind.

Use additional tools like hints, a 3D view of the board, shrinking of empty cells and coordinate shuffles to see the sudoku patterns clearer, or play with a Blindness modifier to strip yourself of useful visualizations and test your attention.

Why was this made in the first place?

This particular project was meant to be a learning experience and a massive rake for me to step on. It lived up to either of those expectations. I wanted to create a variation of a 3D sudoku game with tools that would only be relevant and specific to 3D space. I also wanted it to look and feel very neat and colorful. 

This was a perfect opportunity to figure out how to do an interface-heavy game where I wouldn’t need to think about game design too much and focus on programming and implementing already obvious functions. I still made a bunch of mistakes, had to rewrite entire systems 3 or 4 times and, in the end, I had to lower the scope to include only a classic 4x4x4 sudoku so that I wouldn’t get stuck with developing bigger boards or more complicated game-modes until the end of times. 

What’s Next

I’d like to at least add a regular 9x9x9 sudoku and probably figure out how to do interface scaling for different screen ratios and resolutions. It will probably require another massive rework, so I may need to do a lot of side-tests and a breather to come back to this project with a fresh perspective. I’ve had some more interesting game modes in mind (I even think I can pull off a 4D sudoku), but I don’t know if I’ll be implementing them any time soon, for I don’t want to get stuck in developing this game if it won’t gather too much attention in its current state. Most likely I will move on to the next short, small and concise project, step on some more rakes, and then come back to Cozy 3D Sudoku with newfound knowledge and fervour.

Source: itch.io