Socioball lets you create puzzle levels and then share them via Twitter, now out on Android
Runner-up at PGC Banagalore
Isometric puzzler Socioball is out on Android. Why should you care? It was the runner-up at our Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects Bangalore back in April.
It positioned that well due to its clean art style and particularly pleasing puzzle mechanics. The idea is to place action tiles on the grid in each of its 60 levels so that the ball rolls its way to the exit.
It's not an original game by any means but where it does strike out into relatively new territory is its level editor and Twitter integration.
Quite simply, you create a level in the level editor and then can share it with other people on Twitter.
"The game uses steganography to provide puzzle previews in Twitter timelines," explains developer Yellow Monkey Studio.
"When you share a puzzle, Socioball takes a snapshot of it. The game then hides the puzzle data in the image and tweets it with #socioball.
"Socioball searches for puzzles on Twitter using the hashtag, decodes the image data and makes all the puzzles available on Twitter seamlessly playable from inside the game, effectively using Twitter as a level-sharing platform."
Pretty clever, huh?
You can download Socioball for free on Google Play right now.
It's also available on iOS via the App Store for £2.29 / $2.99.
