Review: KAMI
At a Glance
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How to Save and Pause:Your progress is only recorded when you successfully complete a puzzle. Since nothing happens until you click somewhere, there's no real need for a pause function. Instead, you can just start the puzzle over or return to the main menu. Time needed per session:Most of the puzzles are completable in less than seven moves, so there's no reason for this game to infringe on your schedule.
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Does this game pose issues for Christian players?
 | No - this is a great game for Christians One of the benefits of simple games like this is that there's no room for offensive content. |
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Game Overview
Originally released on mobile devices as a free download with paid DLC, KAMI is a deceptively simple puzzle game where the player attempts to turn the entire pattern into a single color. Basically, it's like using the bucket or fill tool in a graphic editor, but you can only use the tool a certain number of times.
Each level features a pattern made out of colored paper. To change part of the pattern, select the desired color from your palette and click on the part you want to change. This will cause the paper to fold itself, filling every adjacent square of the same color to the new color. When you've colored in the entire screen, then you're given one of three ratings based on how many clicks it took.
Now, this sounds like it should be very easy to do. The tricky part is that your brain is primed to view areas of the same color like they are an object in 3D space. That's not true in this game, so "rings" and other objects are actually separate pieces if something overlaps them.
Fortunately, you're free to take as many moves as you want to clear the level. The game won't stop you from using too many, so don't worry about experimenting with different ideas. Or just enjoy coloring the pattern in, if that tickles your fancy.
Overall, it's a bit surprising how well this simple premise works as a puzzle. It's a good, quiet way to relax between other tasks, but don't expect too much from it.
Each level features a pattern made out of colored paper. To change part of the pattern, select the desired color from your palette and click on the part you want to change. This will cause the paper to fold itself, filling every adjacent square of the same color to the new color. When you've colored in the entire screen, then you're given one of three ratings based on how many clicks it took.
Now, this sounds like it should be very easy to do. The tricky part is that your brain is primed to view areas of the same color like they are an object in 3D space. That's not true in this game, so "rings" and other objects are actually separate pieces if something overlaps them.
Fortunately, you're free to take as many moves as you want to clear the level. The game won't stop you from using too many, so don't worry about experimenting with different ideas. Or just enjoy coloring the pattern in, if that tickles your fancy.
Overall, it's a bit surprising how well this simple premise works as a puzzle. It's a good, quiet way to relax between other tasks, but don't expect too much from it.
Points of Interest
More than 60 levels
Most of the early levels are incredibly easy, but once you’ve reached the third page, you’ll see how such a simple idea can become complicated enough to test your brain. Again, be wary of viewing the colors as "objects" - they don't exist in a 3D space.
Free Premium Content
In the original mobile version, there was a pack of bonus puzzles released as paid DLC. These are included for free with the Steam version, presumably because you pay for the base game. The premium levels also take things in new directions, such as a group that uses patterns instead of colors and a very difficult set that takes more than 15 steps per puzzle.
Daily hints
Another of the features that stuck around from the mobile version was the rationing of hints. Each day you're given 10 "credits" that you can use to buy a hint. The hints remain unlocked once purchased, but if you run out of credits before you figure out a puzzle, you'll need to wait until the next day before you can get anymore help.
Concerns and Issues
None
One of the benefits of games like this is that there just isn’t room for objectionable content.