PC (Microsoft Windows)Mac2011

Fractal: Make Blooms Not War

From the award-winning team that brought you Auditorium and Pulse: Volume One comes Fractal, an enthralling music puzzler experience. Push, Combo, and Chain your way through a pulsing technicolor dreamscape all the while expanding your consciousness at 130 BPM. With 3 unique and challenging game modes, amazing HD-Quality graphics, and an ever-evolving soundtrack, Fractal is sure to destroy what little productivity you have left.

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57 Steam reviews

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Steam User 9229STEAMRecommended

Not for me due to the puzzle nature of it. But it looks pretty.

Sep 6, 2025·Verified

Steam User 8725STEAMRecommended

It's OK. Career mode good. It's a 2011 game, so, would benefit from some rougelite enhancements if it was being made today.

Pick up if it's less than £1.

May 3, 2025·4h·Verified

Steam User 2092STEAMRecommended

创意很不错的消除类游戏，很特别

Aug 22, 2024·2h·Verified

Steam User 5758STEAMRecommended

Mobile style puzzle. Better than most of mobile game ports.

Mar 19, 2022·Verified

Steam User 3407STEAMNot recommended

It's RNG on top of RNG on top of RNG

It's a great concept that is hindered by the developer's lack of desire to create an algorithm to handle all of the systems intelligently.

Remember kids - using the Random function does equate good game design. I needs to be tempered!

Nov 23, 2021·4h·Verified

Steam User 9643STEAMRecommended

fun

Sep 3, 2021·72h·Verified

Steam User 0430STEAMRecommended

LAST TIME I PLAYED THIS GAME WAS 2012 CAW CAW

I WAS STILL CRINGE BUT LESS FAT CAW CAW

THOSE FROZEN MEALS DO A NUMBER ON YOU CAW CAW

Jul 19, 2021·1·Verified

Steam User 4563STEAMRecommended

A relaxing and enjoyable little puzzle game. Every so often I find myself going back to it and just playing it for a bit.

Feb 25, 2021·49h·Verified

Steam User 4639STEAMNot recommended

기존작 (Splice, Auditorium)의 장점은 없고 왠 이상한 퍼즐을 들고왔다.

프랙탈패턴에서 벌어지는 퍼즐을 맞춰라는 것인데
문제는 운의 요소가 플레이에 많은 영향을 끼친다는 것이다.

정해진 횟수에 요구하는 타일의 갯수를 맞추려면 크래시를 연쇄적으로 해야하는데
그것은 생각보다 운이 많이 필요하다 그 넓은 프랙탈 도형에서 내가 클릭한 타일이 어디로 이동할지까지 계산하지 않는이상
그냥 운으로 맞기를 빌뿐이다.

또한 UI는 촌스럽다.
특히 (작전으로 해석된) 미션에서 실패했을때 나오는 연출은 정말 플래시 게임에서나 볼 법한 연출이었다.
(플래시 게임을 비하하려고 하는 말은아니다. 다만, 약2만원주고 사는데 무료로 플레이하는 플래시게임의 연출을 보고 싶어하는 사람은 없을것이다.)

음악은 유려한 피아노 선율에서 일렉트로닉으로 바뀌었는데 사실 처음 든 생각은 "음악담당이 회사를 나갔나?"였다.
음악은 어짜피 호불호 갈리는 부분이지만 나는 불호에 가깝다.

퍼즐의 난이도는 운의 요소때문에 운을 이겨내는 두뇌싸움을 벌여야해서 그냥 무의미한거 같다.

전체적으로 실망을 준 게임이었다.

Jan 30, 2020·1h·Verified

Steam User 9330STEAMRecommended

I like war but I guess this is fine

Dec 17, 2019·5h·Verified

Steam User 1370STEAMRecommended

It's a fun way to waste time for people who like colors and patterns

Dec 15, 2019·22h·Verified

Steam User 2141STEAMRecommended

It's fun, light, music is snazzy, and the puzzles are hard but not insane.

Dec 5, 2019·13h·Verified

Steam User 6396STEAMRecommended

Ну, я уже писал в обзоре на какую-то головоломку раньше (upd: LYNE), что игровой опыт от них получается по одинаковому, в принципе, сценарию: десяток уровней балдеешь, на следующем застреваешь и навсегда забрасывешь...

Плюсую за интересный концепт, душевное отношение к геймплею (если приглядываться, можно найти несколько интересных геймдизайнерских решений) и всё такое. Но до конца не прошёл - забросил.

Aug 3, 2019·1h·Verified

Steam User 5141STEAMRecommended

Super chill puzzler. Totally zen, a great place to go to on any size screen on most any machine :)

Mar 6, 2019·7h·Verified

Steam User 2660STEAMNot recommended

Простенькая аркада, где двигаем фракталы и собираем шестиугольники. Меню на русском, а остальное в игре на английском. Нет полного экрана и облачного сохранения.

Не рекомендую.

Mar 13, 2018·2·Verified

Steam User 4011STEAMRecommended

爽快感のあるカジュアルなタイル消しパズルゲームです。
３０ステージを進んでいくモードをやりました。終盤において若干爽快感にブレーキがかかったものの、全体としては面白いゲームでした。

タイルは六角形に並べると消えるのが基本ルールです。タイルの操作はすでにタイルがある場所に押し込むように入れるだけです。色もゲームの方であらかじめ決められているので、必ずしも同じ色を連続して並べられる訳ではありません。どの色でも場のタイルを押し出す効果は同じのため、押し出しで効率よく色を集めるのが基本のプレイングです。

爽快感があるのはタイル消しの効果音と演出がまず一つですが、消したあとにランダム配置されるタイルで連鎖が発生するところも、なにもしてない割に良いです。ステージが進むと、色がつながったところは全部消すボーナスタイルや、爆発して周囲を一掃するタイルなどの新要素もでてきて、これらが連鎖するとさらに爽快感が増します。

しかし終盤になってくると考えることを若干要求されます。最初に与えられる手数が明らかに少なくなっていて、場のボーナスタイルを消すことで手数を回復しなければならないステージや、場に3色あるのに押し込めるタイルが2色しかなく、レアな色は場からよせ集めなければならないステージなど、ある程度意図を持った盤面操作が求められます。パズルゲームとしては成り立っているので面白いのですが、ゲーム性が変わるのに戸惑いました。

Feb 28, 2018·3h·2·Verified

Steam User 2787STEAMNot recommended

Dal trailer la musica sembra avere un ruolo importante, in realtà serve solo a dare un po' di ritmo alla partita e a renderla più piacevole e rilassante fungendo da sottofondo musicale.

Titolo carino ma non imperdibile, se il trailer vi incuriosisce prendetelo a prezzo budget.

Aug 7, 2017·6h·Verified

Steam User 1958STEAMNot recommended

Satisfying and simple effects. Nice visual design, and the sound effects/music mesh with everything well.

The core gameplay mechanic of filling the board relies too much on randomness for me, though. I can be calculating and strategic with the deterministic pushing and powerups, but the random placement of tiles after a bloom pops feels like a lottery I can't control.

Dec 3, 2016·2·Verified

Steam User 7280STEAMNot recommended

вялый вялый экшен пазл. ему самое место на мобилках. году так в 2009.

Aug 20, 2016·4·Verified

Steam User 3872STEAMNot recommended

I really wanted to like this game but it is really just not that engaging. It strikes a really odd blend between a fast-paced arcade puzzle game and a deeper mind game, but not in a fun or satisfying way at all.

The first few levels set you up with easy, single-color "puzzles" that are a thin excuse to blast away some pieces into beautiful, Tony Hawk-like combos. So far so good! I'm getting ready for the game to ramp up into a big ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of hard but super explosive and rewarding action.

Nope. You get through about a handful of levels before it quickly fizzles into a large and very tedious puzzler. I will admit that it is intricate - perhaps I simply lack the tens of hours of investment needed to really enjoy the game - but all it really was to me was a big turnoff. The patterns are simply too large and convoluted to make sense of intuitively, very early in the game, and having to deal with different colors that interfere with each other makes every single move a punishment. The tantalizing but undelivered promise of explodey-comboey arcade action only makes it more frustrating.

Don't expect this game to be what it appears to be from previews but if you enjoy very intricate games like Sudoku, Kakuro, maybe Go, and you don't mind spending quite a while to either pore over a single puzzle or learn all the pattern-matching you'd need to play this game somewhat fast, go for it.

Jan 4, 2016·1h·Verified

Steam User 2702STEAMNot recommended

I really love puzzle games, and also arcade games, but this one just isn't that great. There is very little actual strategy or thinking that is involved. After a bit of gameplay, you figure out how to get big chain reactions and explosions. However, even in these cases, the game does at least 50% of the work. Most of your victories seem more by chance than careful thinking.

Nov 17, 2015·6h·Verified

Steam User 2461STEAMRecommended

A perfect casual game for when you just want to chill out and relax and do some puzzles.

Jul 27, 2015·8h·Verified

Steam User 7510STEAMNot recommended

Nothing interesting to see here. Move along please.

Apr 15, 2015·Verified

Steam User 2422STEAMRecommended

fun, cute, and easy to learn. Scales difficulty very smoothly, there are both plenty of hard and easy puzzles to play.

Mar 2, 2015·3h·Verified

Steam User 8970STEAMRecommended

I always recommend this game to friends. Some bullets
- relaxing
- stimulating
- always interesting to replay when bored

Feb 12, 2015·51h·Verified

Steam User 5217STEAMRecommended

Great game, highly recommended!

Jul 28, 2014·8h·1·Verified

Steam User 3049STEAMRecommended

Very fun and creative puzzle game. Addicting and the music is wonderful.

Jul 20, 2014·6h·6·Verified

Steam User 5043STEAMNot recommended

Selten so ein langweiliges Spiel gespielt es macht 0 spaß und sieht auch scheiße aus. 0 Punkte

Jun 24, 2014·Verified

Steam User 8825STEAMRecommended

Not bad for a color-matching hooray-you're-talented brain-numbing agent. I wouldn't mind having it on my phone rather than on my desktop -- it's more suited to passing the time than sitting down and gaming. I do like the soundtrack that's in a constant state of "Amen Break".

Dec 31, 2013·11h·Verified

Steam User 9655STEAMRecommended

Very enjoyable. This game didn't last me long; I quickly reached a stage where it was just too hard to complete the levels. However, I really enjoyed it. The music is enjoyable, the graphics are very aesthetically pleasing, and the gameplay itself is simple to understand but fun to play.

I would be interested in seeing more from this developer.

Nov 26, 2013·1h·13·Verified

Steam User 6902STEAMRecommended

Pretty decent puzzle-type game -- fun!

Nov 26, 2013·1·Verified

Steam User 0107STEAMRecommended

有益你的智商的游戏哦
就休闲游戏来说这款游戏已经很完美了
一个休闲游戏所具备的一切必要要素都在这个游戏中得到了展现
精美而又温馨的画面轻快令人愉悦的音乐以及在破解谜题时的成就感以及谜题的难度
对我自己而言这是一个满分游戏。
在一个喧嚣的下午你在忙完自己烦闷的工作之后，身心疲倦想要休息下
这是来一杯咖啡放在桌前打开电脑打开这个游戏，让自己脱离工作的束缚忘记生活的烦恼
享受一段自由的游戏时光。
让自己的身心重新找回生命的愉悦

Oct 20, 2013·5h·Verified

Steam User 9068STEAMRecommended

This is one of those puzzle games that ha a bit of a learning curve, but once you get a feel for it, the game becomes very zen-like.

Jun 27, 2013·9h·5·Verified

Steam User 0865STEAMRecommended

May 19, 2013·2h·Verified

Steam User 9722STEAMRecommended

Fractal's an interesting little puzzler. Not one that'll have you rivetted to the screen for hours, but one that you'll go away and leave, then come back to, to solve the next "level". It feels almost too random sometimes, and you don't feel fully in control... which can make it a touch unrewarding.. But strategy really helps in the later levels, and some of them are real stinkers. All-in-all, I'll say it's mediocre, but not bad if you want something you can jump into and faff with, then leave for a few weeks to come back to later. 60%

Jan 9, 2013·7h·Verified

Steam User 5853STEAMRecommended

Nice stress buster.

Sep 23, 2012·17h·Verified

Steam User 3065STEAMRecommended

A surprisingly simple mechanic belies the complexity of this game. The challenge of creating the tile rosettes that score points is enduring, as each move warps the present array in a manner reminiscent of both Rubik's Cube and Othello. No annoying time limits and bare-bones game mechanics. A nice little challenge.

Jul 21, 2012·11h·Verified

Steam User 9969STEAMRecommended

This game is like an Apple product: sleek. modern, and not nearly as good as it fancies itself.

Jul 15, 2012·1h·Verified

Steam User 3733STEAMRecommended

Must... make... blooms...

Jul 13, 2012·4h·Verified

Steam User 3645STEAMRecommended

This game snuck up on me like a 6'7 280lb Bull-queen in prison. I was defenseless and spent mre then a week in the informery with Andy Dufresne.

Jun 24, 2012·Verified

Steam User 2381STEAMNot recommended

This game is alright, but it's got a -serious- case of "trying too hard to be cool."

The game basically has you using hex-based block matching to score points, with the 'campaign' as tutorial-become-challenge mode of sorts. I'm not the best at hex matching, and that's alright, the game is fine anyway, but the stylization in the messages you get for making matches of various sizes are just really silly. How is a certain pattern of hex-matching 'Old School!'? Why does the game tell me to 'Do that again!' when I match some small cluster that was in no way creative or highscoring? If seeing 'AAAaaaAAaaAAaAAAaaa!!!" flash across my screen is supposed to make the player feel accomplished... well... you get the picture. These messages come seemingly unscaled to the level of match made, and thus lack context in addition to being eye-rolling.

There's a few UI bugs, otherwise fine. No multiplayer mode, which is unfortunate and hurts replayability.

Apr 19, 2012·4h·Verified

Steam User 0821STEAMRecommended

Интересная головоломка. Советую любителям думать о том какой именно будет следующий ход.

Apr 14, 2012·1h·Verified

Steam User 6025STEAMRecommended

Relaxing and addictive. Dangerous combination.

Mar 7, 2012·3h·Verified

Steam User 4544STEAMRecommended

If you look at the screenshots and just assume it's a generic match-3/5 game, I'd like to ask you to take a look at the video - it's a bit more unique than that. My only complaint about this game is that the difficulty really begins to ramp up 1/2 to 2/3 of the way through the main mode, and there is no way whatsoever to make it easier. Sometimes you'll even find yourself cornered by luck.

Mar 4, 2012·5h·Verified

Steam User 4650STEAMRecommended

綺麗な糞

Jan 16, 2012·Verified

Steam User 6329STEAMRecommended

Best Puzzle Game! Take it! Play It! :D and have fun! :D

Jan 5, 2012·4h·1·Verified

Steam User 6243STEAMRecommended

Would be fun if there was an unlimited play without a time limit. I love puzzle games I can play when watching TV and the sort but this is not it at all. Will stick with the Zen mode of the Bejewled Twist Demo.

Jan 4, 2012·1h·Verified

Steam User 4512STEAMRecommended

Great music and graphics for it's casual style, it is also similar to the game Hexic. I recommend it if you love puzzle games :)

Jan 2, 2012·10h·Verified

Steam User 9106STEAMRecommended

Too hip for Tetris?
Well, you probably haven't ever heard of Fractal.

Jan 2, 2012·2h·Verified

Steam User 6974STEAMRecommended

Just bought this game from X'mas sales a few weeks ago. It's really zen & challenging at the same time.

Jan 1, 2012·1h·Verified

Steam User 0565STEAMRecommended

I like the hex style. I like puzzles. and I like flashy colourful explosions. so why dont I like this. maybe its the random aspect, maybe its the puzzly bits illude me, maybe I just dont see it. this is an alright game but its going to sit there on the shelf with the rest of my puzzle games collecting dust. dont get me wrong, I like the puzzles, I love hexic but I dont play it very often nor do I play anything I have on steam that often. not much to expect from a puzzle game other than the puzzle challenge. which fractal delivers very nicely.

6.5/10

Dec 29, 2011·6h·Verified

Steam User 9369STEAMRecommended

An interesting concept which while frustrating at times is rather fun. It takes a little getting used to and at times I felt the big scores I got were more down to luck than judgement but it's certainly worth a place in anyone's collection.

Dec 28, 2011·4h·Verified

Steam User 4501STEAMRecommended

8.5/10.0 如果你覺得六角形很吸引你

那你可以試試,不過...我個人還是認為這遊戲頗有難度

BLOOM是一個很奧妙的組合,有意想玩的好友們我還是建議去看看再講

Dec 28, 2011·16h·1·Verified

Steam User 9407STEAMRecommended

Parfait pour se détendre... et se casser le tête !

Dec 27, 2011·10h·Verified

Steam User 1510STEAMRecommended

This is a pretty neat little puzzle game. It's something like a cross between Othello and Bejeweled. It's got some pretty great background music. If you're looking for a casual puzzler, this is a pretty good one.

Dec 27, 2011·5·Verified

Steam User 4213STEAMRecommended

Fractal is actually a very stylish looking game but it's missing a few important things; a tutorial. No, the game isn't that hard to figure out, but ask me what the power-ups do and I honestly couldn't tell you. Most of the times I just try to connect them with the other tiles, obviously, and it triggers several combos. It usually takes several tries to finish a level. A tutorial is A MUST.
Another thing that bothered me is that if I notice things aren't going my way, I normally ike to retry a level. There's no button for this. There's only a pause button. So in the end I have to click up to 20-30 times in order to restart a level. This definitely needs to be implemented.
Also, the text is a bit blurry, even on extremely high quality. If the developer can fix it, it will look smashing. I like the slowmotion endings, they look really cool.
Now, would I recommend this game ? Yes and no. If none of my complaints is fixed, then no. If they do decide to fix them; yes.

[Rating: 70/100]

Dec 5, 2011·2h·2·Verified

Steam User 3869STEAMRecommended

Fun. Interesting. Challening. Frustrating. Satisfying. Everything you'd want in a puzzle game. ;)

No tutorial, but you learn as you go.

Dec 5, 2011·5h·1·Verified

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