Open now · By request
Epicycles playtest
by Lidajatus Corporation
Move objects to their goals using cycles linked into intricate clockwork. Take a stab at dozens of official puzzles spanning many difficulty levels from simple ones all the way to mathematical challenges.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Apr 13, 2026
- Planned release
- To be announced
- Developer
- Lidajatus Corporation
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English
How to join the Epicycles playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the Epicycles playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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About Epicycles
Epicycles is an abstract minimalist puzzle game about permutations.
Rotate cycles to move objects into their correct places.
Interact with intricate mechanisms emerging from elementary puzzle elements.
Featuring:
- Players and Boxes - two kinds of objects with distinct properties
- Links - cycles joined together into more complex machinery
- Detectors - cycles move objects, but objects can move cycles
- Tutorial levels teaching all necessary interactions by play rather than by text
- A wide range of levels to choose from - find your own preferred flavour
- Short and sweet puzzles
- Variations on classic brain teasers
- Tricky resource management
- Mathematical riddles from number theory or group theory
- Flexible level format for creating custom levels
Accessibility
- Gameplay elements all fully recognizable even in grayscale
- Customisable colours
- Graphics settings to accommodate things like reduced motion
- All inputs are timing-independent
- Playable mouse-only
- Undo system
From the game's Steam page.
