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Bale Out

Bale Out is a short, relaxing puzzle game with a unique puzzle mechanic: AI prediction. Save barnyard animals by learning their movement patterns and manipulating the environment!

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Super J Digital LLC
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Super J Digital LLC
Release
April 25, 2023
3 years and 99 days ago
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About the Game

Bale Out is a relaxing puzzle game where you predict the movement of cute barnyard animals. Solve puzzles, find lost pigs, and follow the adventure of a man and his dog.

Unique Puzzle Mechanic: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Bale Out has a unique puzzle mechanic: Predicting AI movement. Usually in games, you encounter AI in the enemies and obstacles. It often enables evil creatures to find a path to the player. In this game, pathfinding is a tool for you, the player! Each barnyard animal has AI pathfinding, which you can predict, manipulate, and master. If you are a puzzle fan, then you will love discovering how the AI works and how it changes with the environment.

Short and Sweet

You may finish this game within a few hours, but you will engage with a huge variety of environments and objects. Most levels introduce a unique mechanic for you to discover. Other levels will challenge your skills at anticipating animal behavior. For the overachievers, thirty collectable pigs litter the levels and require extra ingenuity to get.

Relaxing Atmosphere

Bale Out takes place in a relaxing farm environment. Each level has unique, interactable art, so you can you always look forward to something new. Also, each chapter features new seasonal art! You will have a hard time getting frustrated while surrounded by calming music and a soothing atmosphere.

Why You Should Buy This

Whether you are a fan of puzzle games, or you are new to puzzles and want to try something new, you should play Bale Out. The AI prediction puzzles provide a fresh, fun spin on traditional puzzle games. The game respects your time by including zero padding. Finally, playing Bale Out is an easy, relaxing way to train your brain! What are you waiting for? Try it today!
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