A new spin on the piping puzzle game
Best Plumber is a premium puzzle game from Hograung Studio. It offers a new twist on the classic puzzle piping game, requiring players to use logic and quick decision-making skills as they rotate pipe fittings to deliver water from one side to the other. Aside from finding the right configuration, time is of the essence—with diminishing rewards the longer you take.
The gameplay for Best Plumber is intuitive, with visual cues to help. Plus, it scales the levels up, with some of them extending beyond your screen. It’s a modern take on classics like Pipe Mania or Pipe Dream.
Be the best plumber in town
Best Plumber has a straightforward premise: connect the pipes to deliver water. You do this by rotating pipes—straight, 90-degree elbows, T-joints, and cross joints—and connecting the source to the destination. However, there is a time limit for every stage in the game. Finishing it before a certain time gives you three stars, with fewer stars awarded as you take longer to solve.
Visually, it has a retro vibe to it, reminiscent of the Flash games of the early 2000s. There’s not much detail or realism to it, and it uses overstretched images for its background. The same can be said for its soundtrack, which is simple and changes a couple of times. Still, the animation is smooth and the game is responsive, even adding visual cues to make tracing the connections easier.
As mentioned, it scales up the game by offering large levels. This works well thanks to the easy controls for panning and zooming in and out. Zooming in lets you see the exact connection, but you can’t see the entire puzzle. When you’re zoomed out, however, the controls start to get wonky. Also, some levels are made challenging because of the limited time available.
Great for casual puzzle gameplay
Best Plumber offers simple yet engaging gameplay, tasking players with connecting pipes efficiently within time limits to earn stars. Despite its retro visuals and simplistic soundtrack, the game boasts smooth animations and responsive controls. The challenge escalates with larger levels and limited time, requiring strategic planning. While zooming enhances precision, it also limits puzzle visibility. Overall, Best Plumber provides addictive puzzle-solving fun with room for improvement in controls and aesthetics.
