Perchang

In Perchang, the player is tasked with getting a certain number of balls from a designated starting point to go into a funnel located somewhere else in the environment to complete a level.{{Cite web |last=Bird |first=Campbell |date=June 29, 2016 |title=Perchang review |url=https://www.148apps.com/reviews/perchang-review/ |access-date=October 26, 2024 |website=148Apps}} The player must get the required number of balls into the funnel in a certain time limit to complete the level.{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Christine |date=June 24, 2016 |title=Perchang is a Challenging Puzzler with Gizmos and Charm |url=https://appadvice.com/review/perchang |access-date=October 26, 2024 |website=AppAdvice}} In most levels, the path between the start and end points is like Rube Goldberg machine with elements (environmental objects) such as magnets and flippers that need to be properly operated to get the balls to the funnel. The environmental objects are colored red or blue. Tapping the red button activates the objects colored red and tapping the blue button activates the objects colored blue. The player can change the color of the environmental objects which is done by tapping on the object (if the object was red it will become blue and vice versa).

As the player progresses through the levels new elements are introduced such as magnets, flippers, fans, portals and more. The game has 60 levels, with 50 being regular levels (arranged in 10 areas) and 10 being bonus levels unlocked by getting a gold metal (done by completing the level in a certain amount of time or less) on all levels in an area.

Perchang was developed by the indie studio Perchang Games. Creator Ben Murch, formerly of Rodeo Games, was involved in the production of two of the company's games: Deathwatch and Hunters.{{Cite web |last=Valentin |first=Christian |date=April 30, 2016 |title=Rodeo Games co-founder reveals his new solo project, a Lemmings-meets-Marble Madness puzzler |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/perchang/rodeo-games-co-founder-reveals-his-new-solo-project-a-lemmings-meets-marble-madn/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=Pocket Gamer}} Perchang was released for iOS on June 23, 2016,{{Cite web |last=Desauvage |first=James |date=May 24, 2016 |title=Perchang to hit the App Store on June 23rd |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/05/24/perchang-to-hit-the-app-store-on-june-23rd |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}}{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jared |date=June 22, 2016 |title=Out Now: Perchang, Heavy Metal Tennis Training, Rodeo Stampede, Hyperburner, Super Steampuff, NinjAwesome, The Sandbox Evolution and More |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/06/22/new-iphone-and-ipad-games-june-23 |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}}{{Cite web |last=Valentin |first=Christian |date=June 23, 2016 |title=Lemmings meets Rube Goldberg in new puzzler Perchang, out now on iOS |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/perchang/lemmings-meets-rube-goldberg-in-new-puzzler-perchang-out-now-on-ios/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=Pocket Gamer}}{{Cite web |last=Renaudin |first=Clement |date=May 24, 2016 |title=Perchang, a contraption puzzler made by ex-Rodeo developers, is coming on June 23rd |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/perchang/perchang-a-contraption-puzzler-made-by-ex-rodeo-developers-is-coming-on-june-23r/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=Pocket Gamer}} with a port for Android released on August 4, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Sowden |first=Emily |date=August 4, 2016 |title=After monumental success of the App Store, Perchang lands free on Google Play |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/perchang/after-monumental-success-of-the-app-store-perchang-lands-free-on-google-play/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=Pocket Gamer}} On October 27, 2016, downloadable content titled Perchang Black was released, adding 24 zero-gravity levels.{{Cite web |last=Funnell |first=Rob |date=2016-10-10 |title=Perchang Black, a Gravity Defying Expansion for Perchang, Is Set to Launch on October 27th |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/10/10/perchang-black-expansion/ |access-date=October 26, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}}{{Cite web |last=Funnell |first=Rob |date=October 27, 2016 |title=Perchang Trades Gravity for 24 New Levels in Its Newest Black Expansion Pack, Out Now |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/10/27/perchang-black-out-now |access-date=October 29, 2024 |website=TouchArcade}} A subsequent version of the game for Nintendo Switch was released on June 4, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Saed |first=Sherif |date=September 30, 2019 |title=Release dates: every game confirmed for 2019 |url=https://www.vg247.com/video-game-release-dates-2019 |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=VG247}}

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On Metacritic, Perchang received a "generally favorable" rating of 78 based on five critics.{{Cite web |title=Perchang |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/perchang/ |access-date=October 26, 2024 |website=Metacritic}} Multiple reviewers praised the game.{{Cite web |last=Nelson |first=Jared |date=2016-05-10 |title=Perchang is Like Marble Madness Meets Lemmings, First Game from Rodeo Games Developer's New Company |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/05/10/perchang-trailer/ |access-date=2017-03-15 |website=TouchArcade}}

The game also reached the Top Charts for paid apps in the US and UK App Stores, ranking third on July 5, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Funnell |first=Rob |date=2016-07-05 |title=Perchang Has Soared to the Top of the App Store Charts, and Here's Why You Should Care |url=https://toucharcade.com/2016/07/05/perchang-app-store-charts/ |access-date=2017-03-12 |website=TouchArcade}}

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• {{Official website|https://perchang.com/perchang-the-game.html}}
• {{Mobygames|/127803/perchang/}}

Category:2016 video games

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