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Orebody: Sand Ripples

Orebody: Sand Ripples is a short, box-pushing puzzle game for the NES. It takes place in the sci-fi fantasy world of Orebody, a planet known for its mining operations. In Sand Ripples, players control a sand…

16 February 2022

Orebody: Sand Ripples is an arcade developed by John Vanderhoef, released 16 February 2022 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Orebody: Sand Ripples is

Orebody: Sand Ripples is an arcade game developed by John Vanderhoef and released in 2022. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only. It runs on Retro Puzzle Maker.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Orebody: Sand Ripples is a short, box-pushing puzzle game for the NES. It takes place in the sci-fi fantasy world of Orebody, a planet known for its mining operations. In Sand Ripples, players control a sand squid in the Great Sand Sea Solorus, Orebody's largest desert. The Mining Cartel has threatened the delicate ecosystem of Solorus, and it's up to the sand squid to fill in their mining tunnels and foil their operations. Play through 22 unique levels in a short and sweet box-pushing puzzle game.
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Orebody: Sand Ripples launched on 16 February 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human and Vampire Survivors.

Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors.

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When did Orebody: Sand Ripples come out?
Orebody: Sand Ripples was released on 16 February 2022 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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