Lexica is a digital puzzle collection that provides players with word based puzzles. These puzzles combine the mechanics of a crossword and word based games in particular scrabble. The way the game works is that players are provided with a selection of letters that must go on one line on a 6×6 grid moved either to the left or right of each line on the grid. Each grid has a pre determined amount of spaces to put letters on it. Your goal is make the words that fit in the grid with the letters that are provided.
On paper the concept of the game seems simple to grasp. Since the core of the gameplay is just dragging tiles in order to make words on a grid. However this game can be a difficult game to play because you have to understand the English language in order to play the game well. If you don’t have a strong grasp of the English language, there is no point in playing the game. Primarily because instead of playing the game and going through the puzzles. Odds are you would most likely end up looking for solutions online particularly on the later puzzles.
This is due to the fact that, the game uses obscure words in later levels. Even though this is part of the games difficulty. In the later levels I did find some words that I haven’t ever used and I ended up looking the words up to see what they meant. Since sadly the game doesn’t tell you what each word in the puzzle you did means. There is also no assistance on offer in the game to help you with the puzzles. Such as providing you with hints or putting a word in at the start to help if you need it.
But I do think that the game does have a decent selection of puzzles with 288 puzzles on offer. But after you have completed them there is no extra content available. I feel that there could have been more content on offer. However, after I had completed the levels provided I stopped playing as there was nothing new to do in the game. Also the game will not allow you to access puzzles you have already completed. However it is possible to reset the game by deleting the files for this game.
Technically however, this game is very basic visually and musically. Since the graphics/audio featured in the game although, what is on offer is ok even if it isn’t too memorable or noteworthy. As I think most of the efforts of the developers went into the gameplay and puzzles.
One thing on a technical level that does bother me about this game is the optimisation of the game. Since the game is only available in a small screen. There is no way you can change it to a full screen. Considering this game was made in 2014 it should have been included. Even games that were made in the 30+ years ago can go in full screen on a standard monitor. It also makes the game feel like a mobile port. I think this because; this game isn’t optimised for computer screens. But rather for a device with a screen that is much lower in size.
Overall I cannot recommend Lexica because it is very short. Lengthwise you can complete Lexica in a few hours. Also what is on offer is very basic and isn’t really suitable for everyone. Due to the lack of accessibility for some people and there is better options out there.
