Quell (video game)

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Quell
Developer(s)	Fallen Tree Games
Publisher(s)	Fallen Tree Games Green Man Gaming BulkyPix CIRCLE Entertainment
Platform(s)	iOS, Android, Windows, Nintendo Switch
Release	August 7, 2010
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Quell is a 2010 puzzle game created by British studio Fallen Tree Games and released on August 7, 2010, for iOS and Android.

Gameplay

Players control a raindrop by swiping their finger in directions. The raindrop moves until it hits a wall. The raindrop must touch every golden ball without getting stuck or hitting spikes.

Additional puzzle elements such as switches, blocks, and gates introduce more complexity during gameplay.

Reception

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	84/100[1]

Review scores

Publication	Score
Eurogamer	8/10[2]
AppSpy	Good[3]
Slide to Play	Good[4]

The game has a "generally favorable" Metacritic score of 84 based on four critic reviews.[1]

AppSpy said "Quell is a beautifully relaxing puzzle title to delve in to and even when things get rough it's easy to get lost in the moment and just play for the sake of chilling out".[3] Eurogamer wrote "At less than the price that airports charge for a packet of Extra, Quell is yet another way to make you feel Zen about spending hundreds of pounds on Apple hardware".[2] Slide to Play said "Quell is a simple puzzle game that you won't want to quit".[4]

Sequels

Developer Fallen Tree Games released multiple sequels:

• Quell Reflect was announced and released on August 19, 2011, for iOS, and later on Android, Nintendo 3DS, and Steam.
• Quell Memento was released in April 2013 for iOS, and later for Android, Nintendo 3DS, PS VITA, and Steam. This sequel introduced additional puzzle elements such as light panels, batteries, colored beams, roses, hidden timekeeper levels.
• Quell Zen was announced and released in July 2016 for iOS, Android, and Steam. This sequel introduced additional puzzle elements such as matching symbol tiles, poisoned pearls, and hidden Zen and Black Hole levels.

References

1. "Quell". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
2. Reed, Kristan (August 27, 2010). "Download Games Roundup". Eurogamer. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
3. Nesvadba, Andrew (August 18, 2010). "Quell Review". AppSpy. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
4. Rattray, Tim (August 11, 2010). "Quell Review". Slide to Play. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2024.