12BANG SCORE
Tidalis
SKIP · indie_short · 2010
Light on value at this price: $4.99, 65% positive.
The verdict
Better value than 19% of indie_short games
Tidalis is a block-based puzzle game with casual appeal, hardcore depth, and an addictive new "streams" mechanic. The game is brimming over with riffs and variants on that core mechanic with 20 game modes, dozens of special blocks and items, and 115 levels in the adventure mode alone.
Price
$4.99
Reviews
65%
239 reviews
Metacritic
75
critic score
Players
150K
owners (estimate)
Released
2010
What drives the score
Reviews65% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Engagement5% finish
how far players actually get (achievements) — a top-end bonus
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
Price history
Tracking starts now. The price and the BANGER-threshold lines fill in over the next few days.
DeveloperArcen Games
PublisherArcen Games
Genreindie_short
Achievements64
Trailer & screenshots
Similar indie_short games
The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. See the full leaderboard →