Squarez
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Squarez is a computer puzzle game for Microsoft Windows from Eric Burgess, created in 2004 and distributed as freeware. The name of the game is very similar to the commercial classics Squarez Deluxe, but the gameplay is totally different. The main gameplay follows the classic "element matching and removing" scheme (used in other famous games, like SameGame and Bejeweled). Squarez was developed using Game Maker by Mark Overmars.
Game rules
The gaming field is an 8-by-8 grid, filled randomly with 3 types of different elements. Four elements are matched. If they are of the same type and can represent a square, of any size or orientation, selected elements are removed, and the empty places are filled with the elements from above. The scoring depends on the size of the square (bigger squares are worth more points) and the orientation (horizontal, diagonal or skewed). Each level has a time limit, and higher levels have shorter periods.
Game image
Screenshot from Squarez :
