Understand

Minimalist logic puzzler where you discover rules by drawing lines

Artless Games · Released Oct 30, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 848
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 12 in 30 days
Playing now: 9; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 5 years ago; May 1, 2021

What is Understand?

In this single-player logic puzzle game, you draw lines across grids and test solutions to infer hidden rules. Each dot below the screen represents a rule, and every level has a different set of rules to satisfy.

For you if...

+you enjoy working out hidden rules through trial and error
+you like difficult logic puzzles built from simple grids

Not for you if...

−you want each puzzle's rules explained up front
−you dislike puzzles that can leave you stuck

What players say

91% of 848 reviews are positive · 75% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise the satisfaction of discovering hidden rules and the variety of puzzles built from a simple format. Some find particular rules arbitrary or frustrating, while a reviewer dislikes the sparse artwork.

Screenshots and trailer

Understand system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Storage: 20 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 13
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Ukrainian, Russian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Norwegian, Czech, Japanese, Polish, Thai, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Romanian, Finnish, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Vietnamese, Arabic, Korean.