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PHOGS!

Cooperative physics puzzles · Bit Loom Games · 2020

4.6/5 editorial recommendation
PHOGS!, original editorial illustration
For two people learning the same silly language

Good company, a stretchy plan and room for a little chaos.

Two dogs share one stretchy body, so an everyday movement can become a conversation. Biting, reaching and bouncing through food, sleep and play-themed worlds creates physical puzzles that reward cooperation as much as dexterity. The funniest route forward may begin with admitting that each end was trying something entirely different.

The shape of a session

Agree on one section and let each player suggest a solution before either starts pulling. A short pause after a tricky obstacle keeps a cooperative evening from turning into one person giving all the instructions.

Who it may suit

For pairs who enjoy solving things together and can laugh when a plan bends out of shape. Solo play is also available; shared movement makes patience and communication more useful than pretending to be immediately good at it.

Access and comfort

Check controller support and the available input arrangements for your platform. Give each person time to practise movement, agree a pause signal, and choose local play when you want to avoid the extra setup of an online session.

Finish the current area, check the save point and agree together to leave the next obstacle for another day.

Plan an evening around it