Q Collection from Aksys Games and liica is a bundle of the three Q games, giving us 1,800+ gravity-based puzzles to take on. Are you ready? Then check out our Q Collection review!
Q Collection from Aksys Games and liica is a bundle of the three Q games, giving us 1,800+ gravity-based puzzles to take on. This release includes Q Remastered, Q2 HUMANITY, and Q with VTUBERS. Your task is going to be simple and to the point: you must draw objects on the screen and then use gravity to solve each of the hundreds of puzzles on offer. This does mean there are multiple potential solutions for each puzzle, which certainly adds to the overall replay value. The sequel adds new elements since you can pick a human character to play as, which will change how you approach puzzle solving.
Q was originally released as an iPad game. Q2 HUMANITY launched on Steam in 2024. As for Q with VTUBERS, that one launched last year. Q Remastered is the chunkier one of the bunch, since it’s the one contributing 1,200+ out of the aforementioned 1,800+ puzzles. There’s also the new 20-question “HELL” stage in Q Remastered, which considerably bumps up the challenge.
Q2 HUMANITY takes the premise of Q Remastered and expands on it by adding 18 playable human characters to the equation. On top of giving you a good variety of characters to play as, it expands on the gameplay mechanics by giving each of the humans different abilities to apply to each puzzle scenario. You’ll switch between drawing and controlling the human character as needed. Oh, and there’s also the option of playing on your own or having up to four players join in locally!
As for Q with VTUBERS, it’s a bit of an odd one. As the name suggests, it’s Q but with VTUBERS, and what that means is that 20+ VTUBERS – that would be virtual YouTuber who uses an avatar instead of themselves during streaming sessions – helped to design the puzzles included in this smaller, more bite-sized release. Compared to the many, many puzzles in Q Remastered and Q2 HUMANITY, Q with VTUBERS only adds 60 puzzles to the total.
While the games do support gyro controls as well as using the analog stick on the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, your best option is probably going to be using the touchscreen when playing in Portable or Tabletop Mode, or if you’re taking Q Collection for a spin on a Nintendo Switch Lite console. The touchscreen will allow you to quickly draw the object you’re thinking about, so that you can easily test it out and see if it brings you one step closer to solving the puzzle.
Q Collection is a bundle of the three Q games, giving us 1,800+ gravity-based puzzles to take on. This release includes Q Remastered, Q2 HUMANITY, and Q with VTUBERS. Your task is going to be simple and to the point: you must draw objects on the screen and then use gravity to solve each of the hundreds of puzzles on offer. This does mean there are multiple potential solutions for each puzzle, which certainly adds to the overall replay value.
The sequel – Q2 HUMANITY – adds new elements since you can pick a human character to play as, which will change how you approach puzzle solving. As for Q with VTUBERS, it gives us 60 extra puzzles that have been designed by 20+ VTUBERS, making it more of a bite-sized puzzle experience.
Between solving all of these puzzles, you might want to chill for a moment and work on the “IQ Test” that’s included. The game does mention that it’s something you should only do for fun, since it differs from an actual IQ test. All you’ll need to do is follow the instructions to solve each puzzle to prove if you’re as smart as you think you are. There’s also the IQ Hero test that will test your level of heroism. Q Collection is available on Nintendo Switch with a $29.99 price tag.
Disclaimer
This Q Collection review is based on a Nintendo Switch copy provided by Aksys Games.
