Cove: Ocean Puzzles
Four relaxing puzzle games in one cozy reef, designed and built in-house for iOS and Android.
- Type
- Our product
- For
- Casual puzzle players
- Year
- 2026
- Platforms
- iOS and Android
Cove is a cozy little corner of the ocean packed with puzzles: four games in one app, so there's always something to play. We designed and built every piece of it, from the pixel-art brand and the four game modes to the sea-creature sticker album and the launch ad.
Casual puzzle players have endless options. A new game has to be easy to pick up for a minute, calm enough to play for an hour, and give people a reason to come back tomorrow, with no account and no connection needed.
Four games in one app, each with its own hook: Tide Blocks for clearing lines, Reef Sudoku in three difficulties, Tide Pool for merging tiles and filling orders, and Word Tide with a fresh five-letter word every day. Everything earns shells and sticker packs toward one seasonal album of sea creatures, so every game counts toward the same collection.
The launch ad.
We made the launch ad too: a quick, phone-shot spot for Meta, starring our favorite playtester.
- Four puzzle games in one app: Tide Blocks, Reef Sudoku, Tide Pool, and Word Tide
- Reef Sudoku in easy, medium, and hard, with pencil notes and a 3-mistake challenge
- A fresh five-letter word every day, with streaks and daily rewards
- Shells and sticker packs that fill a seasonal album of sea-creature characters
- A calm ocean palette, gentle sound, and haptic feedback on every move
- Plays fully offline, with no account or sign-up
- The pixel-art brand, app icon, store screenshots, and launch ad
Development
- React Native
- Expo
- TypeScript
Ads
- Google AdMob
Platforms
- iOS
- Android