My feeling about this (and a lot of the similar games: opus magnum, spacechem, etc), is mixed.
I like the idea of them, but I don't actually enjoy playing them. They feel so much like programming that I generally just go and actually work on programming projects. That way I get the same problem solving challenge, and the end result is something I can actually use.
Why would I want to spend time solving made up problems when I can solve real problems in my hobby projects?
These days, the games I find myself enjoying are games with a interesting story, or that are mechanically fun to play (e.g. twin stick shooters and similar).
I like the idea of them, but I don't actually enjoy playing them. They feel so much like programming that I generally just go and actually work on programming projects. That way I get the same problem solving challenge, and the end result is something I can actually use.
Why would I want to spend time solving made up problems when I can solve real problems in my hobby projects?
These days, the games I find myself enjoying are games with a interesting story, or that are mechanically fun to play (e.g. twin stick shooters and similar).