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It’s an Illusion! Miika by Noxus Ltd. Rotates into the Play Store

The 3D puzzle genre has experienced a fair amount of growth this year, due to visually engaging games like Monument Valley and Back to Bed. Noxus Ltd., whose game development studio is in London, has joined the puzzle creating community, with their latest title Miika. It is an optical illusion puzzler created with the Unity game engine. You guide your adorable character Miika, through tricky visual puzzles set in a beautifully rendered environment. Completing the puzzles will require visual acuity, and the ability to carefully rotate the environment, to ensure Miika can complete his/her path, and doesn’t fall into the endless depths below.

What is interesting to me about optical illusion puzzles, is that there really is only one way to solve the puzzle. With visually intriguing games like Miika, all it takes is  patience, and a willingness to try again if you fail. The game’s setting is family friendly, and anyone young or old, can get the hang of it pretty easily. Miika’s world is suspended in space. You have to rotate the environment so that Miika can make it from point A to point B. Primarily you will be aligning Miika’s path to safety. Sometimes that means in a straight line, and other times, it means you have to align one section with another, so that Miika can drop to another level to continue his/her path. Yes, I am not sure if the cute little character is a boy or girl, or what type of creature Noxus Ltd. has created, since it has three furry tails. The character is quite adorable, and I can see many people probably using it as their avatar in the near future.

“Miika is a beautiful 3D puzzle game based on camera perspectives combined with the use of optical illusions. Miika challenges players with mind twisting puzzles mixed with a surrealistic four seasonal feel. Let your imagination run free as you try to solve the perspective mysteries that appear in front of you. Think outside of the box and enjoy the fun and charm of Miika. Enjoy the weird and colorful world of Miika where everything is possible, so don’t be afraid to take on Miika’s puzzle adventure.” – Noxus Ltd.

Miika Game Features:

  • Visually beautiful three-dimensional puzzle game
  • New challenging and addictive dynamic gameplay
  • Cleverly designed optical illusion levels
  • Adorable character to take on an adventure
  • Four unique and adventurous seasons to travel through and complete. 

It is fascinating to see the various takes on games that use optical illusions. Miika is a nice addition to the genre. As with most titles that have been released recently that involve this type of game play, Miika is not a long game, but a very polished one. There are 24 levels in the game. There is no mention of adding levels in the future.  It is also interesting to note that the game is not integrated with Google Game Play Services, so that means no achievements. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, it would definitely add to a game that is fun to play. There is connectivity through FaceBook, if that is your social media of choice. If you enjoy 3D puzzle games, you really shouldn’t pass up on playing Miika. It is available to download now in the Play Store or the Amazon App Store. The game costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases, which is pretty inexpensive for comparable games in the genre. 

Amazon App Store: Miika

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