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Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.

Understand is a abstract, minimalist and logic game developed and published by Artless Games.
Released on October 30th 2020 is available on Windows and MacOS in 29 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Norwegian, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Thai, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Romanian, Finnish, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Vietnamese, Arabic and Korean.

It has received 738 reviews of which 671 were positive and 67 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Understand into these genres:

Abstract Minimalist Logic Puzzle Experimental Mouse only 2D Singleplayer Indie Casual Education Difficult

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • Storage: 20 MB available space
MacOS
  • Storage: 20 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
It's okay, but I tapped out midway through stage 4-6. It starts out strong, but becomes less about "understand" and more about "guess". So The Witness is what you're going to compare it to. There's two goals in that game. 1. Understand the rules 2. Solve the puzzles given your understanding of the rules. But in The Witness, the rules stay the same the whole game and you get the satisfaction of solving puzzles. In Understand, the rules change every single stage. The intro levels to each stage are minimal and follow a pattern that is set up to deceive you. Then by the 5th board comes the predictable curveball "Aha, you actually *don't* understand the rules for this stage!". So you go back to the intro levels to see what incorrect assumption you made, but the intro levels are so tiny there's not much room to experiement or learn more. You eventually do guess correctly and you get the privilege of solving one or two *actual puzzles* before moving on to the next board, with all fresh rules, and the guessing process begins all over. And to be fair, some of these rules are pretty goofy. The prime number one I actually did get, but god that was a slog. Counting out free spaces on a 8x10 board isn't very fun either. I like solving puzzles and guessing at rules, but the balance is all out of whack. A game 25% of the length with consistent rules would have been a better choice IMO One possible course of action is to read the level guide that gives you the rule hints for each stage, and then you can simply enjoy the puzzles. I considered this. Maybe I'll come back to it later. Overall it's a neat game, and you can't go wrong with the price. I got my money's worth. It's not a bad game, it just overstayed its welcome for my personal taste.
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Nov. 2024
If you like The Witness, and you also like puzzle games that are 100% puzzle and 0% presentation, then this will be right up your alley. At times it's a bit more obtuse than The Witness, I found myself getting more stuck. But since there isn't a story, I'm not too annoyed if I can't solve every puzzle. It's fun to keep chipping away at. Before you start the game, I recommend that you start taking notes on the rules. You don't need notes to play, but I think it helps organize your thoughts, and it feels good to catalog all of the rules.
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Sept. 2024
I just got to the middle of world 9 and am feeling fatigued with this game so I will take a break. That's not to say this game is bad actually quite the opposite I think it exercises creative and logical thinking and problem solving beautifully but it does require intense focus and in my case as someone with shorter attention span due to all the social media I used to consume it got really tiresome and I could solve less and less levels each time before becoming mentally fatigued. But that is a good thing as well as it's training my focus just be prepared that you will need to take a break.
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Aug. 2024
I like the fact that you have to sort of blindly commit to a rule and see if it work. Really tests your creative and imaginative capabilities. However, it is a bit difficult.
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Aug. 2024
Inductive reasoning games are always very nice. Reminds me of the Bongard Problems and Caterpillar Logic.
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Understand is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

Understand is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.

Understand received 671 positive votes out of a total of 738 achieving a rating of 8.53.
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Understand was developed and published by Artless Games.

Understand is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Understand is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Understand is not playable on Linux.

Understand is a single-player game.

Understand does not currently offer any DLC.

Understand does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Understand does not support Steam Remote Play.

Understand is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Understand
3.99€
8.5
671
67
Game modes
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Developer
Artless Games
Publisher
Artless Games
Release 30 Oct 2020
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