Gubbins is a friendly puzzle game where you place tiles to construct words, with the help and hindrance from weird little pals called Gubbins. Minimalist typography alongside mischievous cartoons serve as a kooky canvas for moreish wordplay. It’s essentially Solitaire meets Scrabble with hilarious friends wreaking havoc.
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A streak based scrabblish word game like wordless. These are always a bit of fun and I love the aesthetic, reminiscent of 70s animation. Nothing too heady to worry about but a decent timewaster
Fun twist on a Scrabble-like word game, but haven't stuck with it much. May continue trying it here and there, usually in 5-10 minute segments per day.
You can't accuse mobile platforms of lacking word puzzlers. But you could suggest that their vast catalog of them is overly familiar. Gubbins is a beautiful and bizarre take on the subgenre whose personality is core to its success. There is a capital 'a' Aesthetic quality here that feels like the result of asking an artist high on LSD to illustrate the cover of an adult coloring book. There is such a great selection of silly little guys here, all of whom open up fun gameplay possibilities.
Most word games are incredibly straightforward in their mechanics as they're often targeted at middle-aged parents with two hours to kill on a domestic flight. Gubbins takes more from video games than pen-and-pad word teasers though, crafting a much more dynamic experience that remains simple to understand but more engaging on a moment-to-moment basis thanks to its varied modifiers and arcade-like chaining concept.
On both a visual and mechanical level, Gubbins ducks left when the conventions of its genre say to veer right. This is certainly one of 2023's best-kept secrets and a game that has become a fixture of my daily routine.
Most word games are incredibly straightforward in their mechanics as they're often targeted at middle-aged parents with two hours to kill on a domestic flight. Gubbins takes more from video games than pen-and-pad word teasers though, crafting a much more dynamic experience that remains simple to understand but more engaging on a moment-to-moment basis thanks to its varied modifiers and arcade-like chaining concept.
On both a visual and mechanical level, Gubbins ducks left when the conventions of its genre say to veer right. This is certainly one of 2023's best-kept secrets and a game that has become a fixture of my daily routine.
A word puzzle that encourages a freehand style and ends up feeling aimless. Additionally, its free trial is much too restrictive to delve any deeper. It is, however, optimistic and colorful in nature as something to mess around in, but not much else.
EDIT: I'm giving it one more star. It's fine for once a day, once you stick to it enough days. Like Wordle, in any sense of the term.
EDIT: I'm giving it one more star. It's fine for once a day, once you stick to it enough days. Like Wordle, in any sense of the term.