0 Degrees Review

0 Degrees is a short and snappy puzzle game that is fun, and also wise enough to not over stay it’s welcome. The 40 levels on offer will only take an hour or so to beat, but that hour is worth the entry fee if you’re looking for something easy to pick and play.

Each level is a single screen puzzle that we must traverse to reach the goal by way of rudimentary platforming. To aid us, we’re given five ice blocks that can be placed at our discretion. Things start off easy enough, and it only mildly goes up from there. By the time we’re at the level thirty mark, we are given the ability to freeze blocks in place, allowing us to create our own ledges and suspended blocks to get across gaping chasms. Event then the difficulty doesn’t exactly ramp up, and before we knew it we were at the final level. There is the hook of going back to beat our times, but beyond that there isn’t much in the way of replayability either.

Having said that though, we did enjoy playing through 0 Degrees. Being able to place our own platforms was a neat touch, and if anything the speed at which we completed it is a testament to our enjoyment. There were a couple of levels that had us pause for a moment too, though these were few and far between. Aiming the cursor to place the blocks took a little getting used to as well; it was all too easy to accidently hit the floor or ledge in front of us by mistake.

Most levels can be beaten in under 30 seconds, and a quick restart lets us try and try again as needed, though this was a rare occurrence. I would have liked to see the level theming change up slightly; even just a different shade of blue would have gone a long way. It can lead to feeling a sense of déjà vu, but again the levels are brief enough that it’s not a massive issue.

Conclusion

It’s not going to change the gaming world, but 0 Degrees is a fun enough puzzle platformer that is worth the entry price, but not much more. It’s over a little too quickly but what’s there is worth checking out if you’ve an hour, and a fiver, to spare.

This game was reviewed based on Xbox One review code, using an Xbox One console. All of the opinions and insights here are subject to that version. Game provided by publisher.