Variatonix

Puzzle games have spawned to be even more diverse than they were before. Variatonix is a lightweight puzzle game that will help you relax and challenge your mind at the same time. The premise is simple, move the cubes with the arrows so that it will collect all the symbols shown at the bottom of the screen.

Before starting off any new game, it would be wise to first go through the step-by-step tutorial. The tutorial takes it easy on you since starting off a new game might overwhelm you. Unfortunately, it isn't all that helpful since you still have to rely on your intuition to figure out what to do, since there is no text or animated preview to show you exactly what each element does. The overall atmosphere is that of one of those mini PC games of the early 2000s, so it doesn't matter how young or mature you are, you may still get hooked on it.

The fact that everything is visually designed to look almost as if it is in space further enhances the sci-fi feel of the game. Of course, not everything is fun and games, since there are challenges and obstacles that you must avoid, otherwise, face an instant "Game Over" which will force you to start a new game session from scratch. More so, the fact that every session is timed further ramps up the difficulty, as they all usually only last for around 100 seconds.

Overall, the game is pretty nice considering how lightweight it seems, and the fact that it doesn't even require a setup process makes it great for when you want to keep your PC's registries clean.