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Block in the Lock

Block in the Lock is a 2D puzzle game where you move different blocks simultaneously like a hive mind. These blocks can be shifted and shaped to create certain patterns. All blocks move at the same time in the…

6 September 2019

Block in the Lock is an indie developed by Peter Hofbauer, released 6 September 2019 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Block in the Lock is

Block in the Lock is an indie game developed by Peter Hofbauer and released in 2019. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Block in the Lock is a 2D puzzle game where you move different blocks simultaneously like a hive mind. These blocks can be shifted and shaped to create certain patterns. All blocks move at the same time in the same direction and interact with their environment. A puzzle is solved when the movable blocks fill out the required shape with a certain pattern.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Block in the Lock launched on 6 September 2019, within three weeks of Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019).

Released around the same time: Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019).

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Block in the Lock come out?
Block in the Lock was released on 6 September 2019 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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