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Cardinal Chains

Cardinal Chains is a minimalist puzzle game centering on the concept of non-decreasing sequences. Each puzzle begins with a monochrome grid of numbers, plus a few colored cells marked with an X. Starting at…

21 March 2018

Cardinal Chains is an indie developed by Daniel Nora, released 21 March 2018 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What Cardinal Chains is

Cardinal Chains is an indie game developed by Daniel Nora and released in 2018. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Cardinal Chains is a minimalist puzzle game centering on the concept of non-decreasing sequences. Each puzzle begins with a monochrome grid of numbers, plus a few colored cells marked with an X. Starting at these cells, you must link up numbers in non-decreasing order until the whole grid is filled with color.
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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

Cardinal Chains launched on 21 March 2018, within three weeks of Far Cry 5, Sea of Thieves, A Way Out and Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.

Released around the same time: Far Cry 5, Sea of Thieves, A Way Out, Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom.

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When did Cardinal Chains come out?
Cardinal Chains was released on 21 March 2018 for Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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