The 9 Tiles Puzzle transforms any photo from your camera roll into a custom sliding puzzle. Unlike most puzzle apps offering a single mode this one provides seven: Slide, Swap, Time Trial, Limited Moves, Zen, Haze and Chaos. It also includes a seeded Daily Challenge with streaks, 39 achievements, a physics-based Wall of Fame, widgets, and Live Activity to track your progress of the in-play puzzle.
Hey Product Hunt peeps! š
This game started as a challenge that then evolved into an app idea. I wanted to build a digital version of a classic sliding puzzle, you know 15 tiles out of 16 to slide into the correct place, very 80s/90s ā but a much modern version of it, one that can feel more personal and fun.
9 Tiles Puzzle can use random pics, your own photos or whatever you snap around you (there is also a classic version where you play the original game) and once its sliced and mixed up its ready for you to put back together.
The other thing I wanted to fix: most puzzle apps give you exactly one way to play. This one gives you seven (for now) ā Slide (the classic), Swap, Time Trial - that can be made a lot harder with a 10-stage Gauntlet Ladder, Limited Moves, Zen (no timer, no pressure), Haze (fog covers the board ā shake to peek), and Chaos (where random effects get applied to pic).
Beyond that: a seeded Daily Challenge with a streak calendar, 39 achievements, a physics-based Wall of Fame, and Lock Screen activities, widgets and Live Activity to track a puzzle in progress without opening the app.
Would love for you to try it and tell me what's confusing, what's missing, and which mode you gravitate to. Feedback (even harsh) is genuinely welcome.
ā Filippo
PS: Joining the beta and flagging anything wrong with the app will give you access to the whole game for free, forever.