Steppin' Stones Game Review & Walkthrough Guide

Steppin' Stones

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Developer: Emiel De Graaf
Genre: Puzzle

Game Review
Steppin' Stones is a deceptively simple puzzle game at first glance. Basically the whole concept about you build pathways by stepping the stones over other stones to reach your goal. There are a number of the stone indicating how many stones can be placed along the path you choose. Click and hold the stone you want to use then drag it over the arrow. Upon release, the stones will connect in that direction.

The first three well designed levels are to help you understand what you're doing. Once you cross those tutorial levels, you will tackle the other levels in a pretty logical way. My approach of the game is to work backwards and figure out the solution for every level while listening to a smooth jazz track. The limited number of moves means you won't get swamped by a theoretically unlimited number of possibilities. Overall, this game is better suited to logically minded players.

The puzzles are hard enough to be challenging, but it's not overwhelming difficult until you get discouraged and quit the game or walk away and come back later! The puzzle requires a little thinking and sequences. With only 16 levels, I felt it just the right length but can be longer... If the developer is able to create a random generator for this type of puzzle, it could be potentially replace Sudoku. :)

Steppin' Stones Guide
Solution to Steppin' Stones
The solution are in sequences, just follow the number in bold and those that in Red are the ending point.

Level 1
1 Down > 2 Right

[_][_][1][_]
[_][_][1][_]
[_][_][1][_]
[2][2][1][2]

Level 2
1 Right > 2 Right

[2][1][2][1][1][1]

Level 3
1 Up > 2 Right > 3 Up > 4 Right

[_][_][4][3][4][4]
[2][1][2][2][_][_]
[_][1][_][3][_][_]

Level 4
1 Left > 2 Down > 3 Right > 4 Down > 5 Down

[_][2][_][_][4]
[_][1][1][_][4]
[_][2][_][_][4]
[3][2][3][3][3]
[_][_][_][_][4]
[_][_][_][_][5]
[_][_][_][_][4]
[_][_][_][_][5]

Level 5
1 Down > 2 Right > 3 Down > 4 Left > 5 Down

[_][_][1][3][_]
[_][2][1][2][_]
[5][_][_][3][_]
[4][4][4][3][4]
[5][_][_][_][_]

Level 6
1 Up > 2 Down > 3 Left > 4 Up > 5 Down > 6 Left

[_][_][_][2][5][_]
[6][4][1][2][5][6]
[_][3][1][2][3][_]
[_][4][1][_][_][_]

Level 7
1 Down > 2 Down > 3 Right > 4 Right > 5 Right > 6 Down

[_][2][1][6]
[3][2][1][3]
[4][4][1][4]
[5][5][5][5]
[_][_][_][6]
[_][_][_][6]
[_][_][_][6]

Level 8
1 Down > 2 Right > 3 Up > 4 Right > 5 Down > 6 Right

[_][1][_][_][5][_]
[4][1][3][4][4][_]
[2][1][2][_][5][_]
[_][1][3][_][5][_]
[_][1][_][_][5][_]
[6][1][6][6][5][6]

Level 9
1 Down > 2 Left > 3 Up > 4 Right > 5 Up > 6 Up > 7 Right

[_][_][7][5][6][7][7][_][_]
[4][3][4][4][4][_][_][_][_]
[_][3][_][5][6][_][_][_][_]
[_][3][_][_][6][_][_][1][_]
[_][2][2][2][2][2][2][1][2]
[_][3][_][_][6][_][_][_][_]

Level 10
1 Up > 2 Left > 3 Left > 4 Right > 5 Down > 6 Left > 7 Down

[_][_][5][_][_][_][_][_]
[_][_][2][2][2][2][1][2]
[_][_][5][_][_][_][1][_]
[_][_][3][3][_][_][_][_]
[_][_][5][_][7][_][_][_]
[4][4][4][4][4][_][_][_]
[6][6][5][6][6][_][_][_]
[_][_][_][_][7][_][_][_]

Level 11
1 Up > 2 Left > 3 Right > 4 Down > 5 Right > 6 Down > 7 Left > 8 Down

[_][4][_][_][_][_]
[_][2][2][1][2][2]
[_][4][_][1][6][_]
[3][3][3][3][3][_]
[_][4][8][_][6][_]
[_][4][7][7][6][7]
[5][4][5][_][_][_]
[_][_][8][_][_][_]
[_][_][8][_][_][_]

Level 12
1 Right > 2 Down > 3 Right > 4 Down > 5 Down > 6 Right

[_][_][_][4][_][5][_]
[_][1][2][1][1][1][_]
[3][3][2][3][_][5][_]
[_][_][_][4][_][5][_]
[_][_][6][4][6][5][6]

Level 13
1 Down > 2 Right > 3 Up > 4 Right > 5 Down > 6 Right > 7 Down

[_][_][_][5][_][_][_][_]
[_][4][3][4][_][_][_][_]
[_][_][3][5][_][1][_][7]
[2][2][2][2][2][1][2][2]
[6][6][3][5][6][6][6][6]
[_][_][3][_][_][_][_][7]

Level 14
1 Up > 2 Right > 3 Right > 4 Right > 5 Up > 6 Up > 7 Right

[_][_][7][5][6][7][7]
[_][_][_][5][6][_][_]
[_][4][1][4][4][_][_]
[2][2][1][2][2][_][_]
[_][_][1][5][6][_][_]
[3][3][1][3][3][_][_]
[_][_][1][_][6][_][_]

Level 15
1 Down > 2 Right > 3 Up > 4 Down > 5 Left > 6 Up > 7 Up > 8 Right

[8][6][8][3][7][8]
[_][6][_][3][7][_]
[_][6][_][3][7][_]
[_][6][_][1][4][_]
[2][2][2][1][2][_]
[_][5][5][3][4][5]
[_][6][_][3][7][_]

Level 16
1 Right > 2 Left > 3 Up > 4 Up > 5 Left > 6 Up

[7][7][3][6][4][7]
[_][_][3][6][4][_]
[_][_][3][5][4][5]
[_][_][2][2][2][2]
[_][1][3][1][1][_]
[_][_][_][6][4][_]