14 DAY TRIAL // A new popular PC game is expected to become available in the near future for mobile phone users too, namely Zen Puzzle Garden, developed by independent game development studio Lexaloffle Games.
The move would be the result of an agreement between PikPok and Lexaloffle Games, and should include the launch of Zen Puzzle Garden on mobile devices like the iPhone, iPad, and on smartphones running under Google's Android OS.
Through this partnership, PikPok marks its first attempt to publish titles for other game studios, following the success that titles like Bird Strike and the Flick Kick line registered on iPhone and iPad devices.
“We’ve been fans of Zen Puzzle Garden since it was first released on PC, and knew it would be a perfect title for touch screen devices with the right marketing and development resources supporting the game,” said Jos Ruffell, manager of the PikPok label.
“Lexaloffle Games is the first studio working through our publishing group, and we are adding further titles and partners in the coming months as we ramp up our publishing efforts.”
The Zen Puzzle Garden game puts players in beautiful Japanese rock gardens, where they need to play a monk raking patterns into the sand.
Gamers would have to carefully rake sand in lines, while avoiding obstacles and making sure they do not rake across previous paths, or end up raking themselves into a corner.
IN order to complete each garden puzzle, one would have to cleanly rake all the sand, without having to take care of time limits.
Moreover, the game offers users the possibility to undo a move whenever needed, or to restart the puzzle at any given time.
“PikPok has had great success on emerging mobile platforms and we know that Zen Puzzle Garden will get great support as they bring it to market in a new and improved form,” said Joseph White, Director of Lexaloffle Games Ltd.
“We love creating innovative gameplay experiences at Lexaloffle, and this partnership is a great opportunity for us to reach new platforms and audiences.”