Beglitched
{{short description|2016 video game}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Beglitched
| image =
| developer = Hexecutable
| publisher = Hexecutable
| platforms = Linux, macOS, Windows, iOS
| released = macOS, Windows
{{Start date|2016|10|07}}
iOS
{{Start date|2017|03|11}}
| genre = Puzzle
| modes = Single-player
}}
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Beglitched is a 2016 tile-matching video game. It won Best Student Game at the 2016 Independent Games Festival Awards.
Gameplay
Beglitched is a match three game with themes of hacking, computer viruses, and spam.{{r|IGF}}
Development
Jenny Jiao Hsia and Alec Thompson developed Beglitched within the NYU Game Center's incubator.{{Cite web |last1=Joho |first1=Jess |title=Beglitched features the cutest bunch of hackers you've ever seen |work=Kill Screen |date=2015-07-01 |url=https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/beglitched-features-cutest-bunch-hackers-youve-ever-seen/ |language=en-US |access-date=2021-07-18 |df=mdy-all }} The game released for macOS and Windows in October 2016.{{Cite web |last1=Vincent |first1=Brittany |title=Cutesy Puzzler Beglitched Is Out Now |work=Rock Paper Shotgun |date=2016-10-08 |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cutesy-hacking0puzzler-beglitched-released |language=en |access-date=2021-07-18 |df=mdy-all }} An iOS release followed in March 2017.{{Cite web |last1=Valentin |first1=Christian |title=The cute colorful Beglitched combines match-3 strategy with Minesweeper |work=Pocket Gamer |date=2017-03-11 |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/073290/the-cute-colorful-beglitched-combines-match-3-strategy-with-minesweeper/ |language=en |access-date=2021-07-18 |df=mdy-all }}
Reception
Beglitched won the Best Student Game category at the 2016 Independent Games Festival Awards.{{Cite web |title=Her Story takes home top honors at the 18th annual IGF Awards |work=Gamasutra |date=2016-03-16 |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/268277/Her_Story_takes_home_top_honors_at_the_18th_annual_IGF_Awards.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318103359/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/268277/Her_Story_takes_home_top_honors_at_the_18th_annual_IGF_Awards.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2016 |language=en |access-date=2021-07-18 |df=mdy-all }}
See also
References
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Further reading
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- {{Cite web |last1=Baker |first1=Chris |title=Road to the Student IGF: Beglitched |work=Gamasutra |date=2016-02-02 |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/264773/Road_to_the_Student_IGF_Beglitched.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203093036/http://gamasutra.com/view/news/264773/Road_to_the_Student_IGF_Beglitched.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |language=en |access-date=2021-07-18 |df=mdy-all }}
- {{Cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Caty |title=✨Beglitched's journey to make debugging cute n' fun✨ |work=Kill Screen |date=2016-03-16 |url=https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/beglitcheds-journey-to-make-debugging-cute-n-fun/ |language=en-US |access-date=2021-07-18 |df=mdy-all }}
- {{Cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Alice |title=Beglitched: When Shall We Three Hack The Planet Again? |work=Rock Paper Shotgun |date=2015-07-07 |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/beglitched-hacking-puzzle-game |language=en |access-date=2021-07-18 |df=mdy-all }}
- {{Cite web |last1=Rishi |first1=Farah |title=Beglitched starts the cyberpink revolution |work=Kill Screen |date=2016-10-07 |url=https://killscreen.com/previously/articles/beglitched-starts-cyberpink-revolution/ |language=en-US |access-date=2021-07-18 |df=mdy-all }}
- {{Cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Alistair |title=Beglitched Turns Hacking Into An Adorable Magical Art |work=Siliconera |date=2016-10-10 |url=https://www.siliconera.com/beglitched-turns-hacking-adorable-magical-art/ |language=en-US |access-date=2021-07-18 |df=mdy-all }}
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Category:Tile-matching video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Video games set in computers
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