The pirate setting is always a nice touch, and this game embraces the theme with charming style. However, if you're looking for a deep story, you won't find one here. The premise is simple: you're a lone pirate searching for treasure on a mysterious island.

Your journey takes you through various locations such as cemeteries, swamps, and more, where you’ll encounter local residents who deliver a short, charming animation before each puzzle. It’s all wrapped up in an appealing low-poly art style that adds a quirky charm to the experience.

The gameplay itself is straightforward but deceptively challenging. Puzzles are presented in a linear fashion, so you can’t skip ahead or choose your next destination. Your mission is always the same: reach the big X on the other side of the puzzle grid. This involves clicking on tiles and moving them around, but there’s a catch—you can only move tiles that are adjacent to an empty space.

The tiles themselves contain various paths: straight lines, corners, and crossroads. The pirate will march forward relentlessly, following the path in front of him. He can’t turn back unless you create a loop, so meticulous planning is essential. The tricky part is that the pirate starts moving the moment a path appears in front of him. While you can quickly adjust tiles, even while the pirate is standing on them, you are often too late.

Each location has around ten puzzles, and you end with a boss fight that involves the same tile switching but with a small twist. New locations add mechanics to keep things interesting, such as paths that you can walk on only twice and dangerous enemies.

Completing a puzzle is satisfying, but the real challenge lies in two optional tasks. The first is completing the puzzle with as few moves as possible, and the second is collecting a treasure along the way. Each puzzle has three stars up for grabs, and to claim all of them, you must complete all tasks in a single run. While nabbing the treasure with unlimited moves is easy, trying to do so under strict move limits is brutal.

One of the game’s flaws is its slow pacing. While there’s a fast-forward button, you can’t skip the little animations before each puzzle or when you collect something. This becomes particularly frustrating when you’re grinding for all three stars and are forced to sit through the same animations repeatedly.

Sliding tile puzzle game with a pirate theme. Enjoyable mental challenge with cute, cartoony animations. Anyone who likes these types of puzzle games should check this out.

Very cute but I`d like animations to be faster.