Toxic

In Brief

Toxic Plumbing is a casual indie puzzle game. The goal of each level is to clear the tree of toxins by rotating the pipes to the correct position so that the toxins can be drained off into barrels. Some levels are quite large so you'll need to scroll across to see all the pipes. You can also zoom in if needed. Try to find the shortest path through the 21 available levels.

The Game:

You can see mainly positive reviews of the game via Steam HERE and some videos of game play , and

Toxic Plumbing is a colourful and entertaining short puzzle game. The game defaults to the Russian language each time you boot it up; however, it's a simple matter of clicking the large green button that says RUS to change the language to English. You can also toggle off the music via the button in the top right hand corner of the game screen if you wish. There’s a short tutorial that runs through the basics of the game, though it's obvious from the words that this game was originally developed for android games. So replace the word 'touch' with 'use the LMB to click'. Although relatively short, the puzzles are entertaining enough. I will certainly be keeping this one for my coffee breaks; yes, Toxic Plumbing is an ideal accompaniment to my morning coffee and definitely a worthwhile download. Once you pass level 5 the levels are timed, for example, the first timed level (6) gives you 29 seconds and level 7 gives you 39 seconds. As you progress, the puzzles get steadily larger and more complex, so the time you get is increased accordingly up to a maximum of 59 seconds. The timer starts once you've clicked on the valve located above the tree. This gives you a time to look over the whole level to work out possible routes before you start the timer. It's a pity the developer omitted a non timed mode as this would have appealed to a larger audience. Once past level 14 another complication is added. The pipes begin to crack and fall apart. Each pipe can only stand a maximum of four turns before it disintegrates.

Conclusion:

Unfortunately I get completely stuck at level 16 (see the third image from the bottom. My main aim was to complete level 21 to see if there were further puzzles because the android version does have 40 levels as evidenced from the last few images I've included below (These were found via Google images). However after attempting level 16 umpteen times (nearly an hour of game play just on level 16) I can only conclude that the level is impossible to complete because one of the pipes appears to be missing. Because of this it's impossible to connect the tree to the toxic barrel. If anyone does find a solution I would be grateful if they would confirm that it is possible to complete the level. Thank you.

The following two images are from Toxic Plumbing, but are not representative of the game we get, or the Steam version. They are from the Android version. Looks like the game has been cut in half. Pity as the later lefts post level 21 look a lot more interesting. I wonder why they were cut?