Music of the Spheres

Student Entrant 2015


SCHOOL
CREATOR
Hamish Todd

Description

Music of the Spheres is a puzzle-shooter, now available on PCs. It's a game about patterns. More specifically, it's about bullets that bounce, and that play glockenspiel notes when they do.

Puzzles are designed to show you as many interesting things as possible, as concisely as possible. Nothing is repeated, and nothing is meaningless. Wherever possible, environments are composed to embody some pattern. The game is influenced by Islamic art, and the expressive level design of Portal and Braid.

"Half-toy, half-puzzle, and wholly delightful, MotS is a joy to tinker with. You'll be left scratching your head sometimes, but always wanting more."
~Rich Stanton, eurogamer

"There's a beauty in the apparent simplicity of the design, which like much that is contemplative is far more complex than it first appears. It's somehow reassuring to play a puzzle game that is entirely disinclined to frustrate, hoping to create mindful, soothing spaces instead."
~Adam Smith, Rockpapershotgun

"Really enjoying it"
~Jonathan Blow, designer, Braid


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