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Posted December 11, 2018
Can somebody identify any good puzzle games featuring light reflection, refraction, and a bunch of other optics operations. I remember playing a really good one shipped on a CD with some magazine in the 90s (Croatian BUG) but I can't remember the title. I remember the angles were being moved in fixed number of degrees which I find more fun to think about from the free-form variety.

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http://higherplainmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/beempcgame.png?w=300
Post edited December 11, 2018 by schrepfler
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Posted December 11, 2018
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schrepfler: Can somebody identify any good puzzle games featuring light reflection, refraction, and a bunch of other optics operations. I remember playing a really good one shipped on a CD with some magazine in the 90s (Croatian BUG) but I can't remember the title. I remember the angles were being moved in fixed number of degrees which I find more fun to think about from the free-form variety.

Similar layout
http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj611/hexate64/gem-corridors.png
http://higherplainmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/beempcgame.png?w=300
I assume you tried the Portal games?
Posted December 11, 2018
Well, i also remember such games from the nineties, but if you ask me for a title, de nada!!!
Posted December 11, 2018
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schrepfler: Can somebody identify any good puzzle games featuring light reflection, refraction, and a bunch of other optics operations. I remember playing a really good one shipped on a CD with some magazine in the 90s (Croatian BUG) but I can't remember the title. I remember the angles were being moved in fixed number of degrees which I find more fun to think about from the free-form variety.

Similar layout
http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj611/hexate64/gem-corridors.png
http://higherplainmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/beempcgame.png?w=300
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tinyE: I assume you tried the Portal games?
Yes, I'm not looking for games trying to implement the logic in 3D or things where it's possible to move your shapes in very small increments or rotate them smootly. Part of the fun i also knowing your standard angles (90,45) and fixed positions.
Posted December 11, 2018
haven't played it, but saw Senalux in my steam recommendation queue, so that might work if you don't have anything against steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/654580/Senalux/?snr=1_239_1200__1213

and then in the recommended games on that page I saw this game, Octopticom
https://store.steampowered.com/app/943190/OCTOPTICOM/?snr=1_5_9__300
Posted December 11, 2018
Try the ReThink series or The Talos Principle.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/6783/ReThink__Collection/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/257510/The_Talos_Principle/

Edit: My bad, I completely missed where you said you didn't want 3D stuff. Ignore me.
Post edited December 11, 2018 by zeogold
Posted December 11, 2018
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schrepfler: Can somebody identify any good puzzle games featuring light reflection, refraction, and a bunch of other optics operations. I remember playing a really good one shipped on a CD with some magazine in the 90s (Croatian BUG) but I can't remember the title. I remember the angles were being moved in fixed number of degrees which I find more fun to think about from the free-form variety.

Similar layout
http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj611/hexate64/gem-corridors.png
http://higherplainmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/beempcgame.png?w=300
One that I remember is Deflektor. I don't think the original game was ever released on PC, but there should be some freeware remakes that are very similar.
Posted December 11, 2018
Perhaps:

Clarc

D/Generation

Laser chess

A virus named Tom

Blocks that matter

Tetrobot and Co.

A boy and his robot dog (or something like that, i can't seem to find it)
Posted December 11, 2018
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mrcrispy83: haven't played it, but saw Senalux in my steam recommendation queue, so that might work if you don't have anything against steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/654580/Senalux/?snr=1_239_1200__1213

and then in the recommended games on that page I saw this game, Octopticom
https://store.steampowered.com/app/943190/OCTOPTICOM/?snr=1_5_9__300
Senalux looks polished and seems to be using the same kind of mechanich, will check it out thanks!
Also Octopticom seems to be in the same genre, might be worth a look as well.

Cheers!
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schrepfler: shipped on a CD with some magazine in the 90s (Croatian BUG)
Maybe someone in their online forum can help you?
https://www.bug.hr/forum/
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