Block Block Block is here for the creative types that can visualize from nothing and build from there. This is a purely sandbox game that has no gamefied aspects. So, if you’re looking for something more intense, this won’t be the game to pick up. However, if you love the idea of grabbing random items and building dioramas, rooms, or environments, you’re in the right spot.
I’ll be honest, I’m the type of person who struggles with visualizing a space, so this game isn’t one where I’ll thrive. But I did play the demo anyway just to see what was on offer, and I have to say, it’s quite extensive. This game differs from games like MakeRoom because you’re not given a theme. You have to create everything from the items available with only your imagination as your guide.
For the more visually creative, that might be creating a whole city block, a restaurant, a bedroom, or a forest setting. For me, it was creating a tiny little garden of sorts that’s… not really impressive. My narrow view didn’t take away the interest in forming my little space, however.
I really enjoyed shifting the colors and stacking my haphazard pumpkins.
In Block Block Block, you have the ability to change nearly every aspect of an item: the size, the color, the angle that it sits, and even the dimensions. If you like the look of a table, but it doesn’t seem quite right, you can literally take it from a square-shaped dining table to a sleek, rectangular console table just by adjusting things on a seamless X and Y axis.
Hell, you can even create something that defies gravity with how much freedom you have. In the tutorial, you’re guided through setting up a kitchen table with food and chairs. I got such a kick out of being able to stick one of the chairs along the outer edge of the table, creating a gravity-defying scene.
You’re not hindered by invisible obstacles. If you want to place a chair on a TV, you can. I don’t know why you would, but Block Block Block doesn’t ask questions; it just delivers.
And, when you have the scene the way you like it, you have some lighting options you can fiddle with as well as some filters you can overlay to catch just the right moody effect for the occasion.
Everything is employed by clicking and dragging, and even duplicating items is as simple as using the shift button while dragging the item to the side. I may not have been visually gifted, creatively speaking, but even I was able to seamlessly design a tiny scene.
If you thrive in a creative sandbox environment, the Block Block Block demo is a must-try. If you enjoy what you see, go ahead and wishlist the game to help out the developers. While you’re here, feel free to look at some of our other demos we’ve covered: Restore Your Island and Vivid World.
