Glyphs Apprentice is a puzzle game where you are an apprentice mage trying to delve into the mysteries of magic to learn how to create your own spells and become a Mystic in the Circle of Mages.
This is a formidable puzzle game where you use your intelligence, creativity and imagination. But be warned this game is so hard it will cause a sudden need to plan things out, excessive whiteboard purchases, dehydration and low blood sugar due to not eating, sudden need to eat quickly, more planning, frustration, telling your significant other for the tenth time just another 5 minutes, ramming head through monitor, finally solving a puzzle bringing more satisfaction than sex, giggling maniacally, and wondering where your significant other went. If you like figuring out how something works and if you like to be challenged, then Glyphs Apprentice has many hours of exciting puzzles for you to play.
This is the first instalment of a series of games pushing the design-based puzzle game genre well beyond its origins. Glyphs Apprentice is based off of Zach Barth’s Codex of Alchemical Engineering and SpaceChem and fans of these games will enjoy the next evolution in this genre. If you are new to design-based puzzle games, prepare to spend hours in this rich puzzle environment.
To learn how to play then download the game and check out the tutorials designed for the different ways people learn. You can explore the game with minimal help, use the step by step guide or the watch videos. Whichever way you choose to learn, Glyphs is a game which will push you to your limits and keep you wanting more.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Glyphs: Apprentice is on sale for one week at Steam from Monday September 18th until September 24th. Check it out at: Store.steampowered.com.
Glyphs: Apprentice is a deeply engrossing problem-solving game, using simple programming to animate game objects. This is one of the most ambitious puzzle games you will ever play with over 70 levels, each with a near infinite number of solutions.
It inspires new ways of thinking by combining programming with spatial visualization. You will need to use your intelligence, creativity and imagination. Your solutions will range from elegant creations to laughable Rube Goldberg monstrosities. Watch with fascination as your creations come to life in this spell-binding game.
Glyphs: Apprentice was inspired by Zach Barth’s Codex of Alchemical Engineering and SpaceChem, and fans of these games will enjoy the next evolution in this genre.
Here is a short video showing several tools working together in Glyphs.
This screenshot illustrates how to program the tools to create a solution for a puzzle.
This is the finished solution.
The solution in action.
The Difficulty Selection Screen. Choose your level from over 70 choices.
Glyph Selection Screen. Each glyph has approximately 7 puzzles.
Selecting a puzzle to solve. This is the Tutorial Glyph with 10 puzzles which teach you how to play the game.
Glyphs: Apprentice now has Steam trading cards and background profiles.
A new update for the game Glyphs: Apprentice. Check it out on Steam.
This is a formidable puzzle game where you use your intelligence, creativity and imagination. Check it out on Steam Summer Sale now.
As promised Glyphs now has tool tips for all the buttons in the game area. Also when you are testing your solution click on any tool and it will tell...
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