Pressured

Game sucks. Bad music. Bad choice of lettering and poorly filled in letters and numbers to boot. Crappy background. Plot is unintelligable at the start and good luck getting to any more of it. So the over all feel of the game is. Anoyed by music, squinting at numbers you can't quite see; all while the game quickly pressures you out of time. It's the opposite of fun.

I was hoping for a math-related puzzle game. I got an extremely fast-paced arithmetic exercise that would not have been out of place in my second-grade math class. While I suppose this does technically fit the above criteria, it was certainly not what I was looking for.

Pressured is a "game" that you will see in your nightmares. One of the worst logic games i've ever played. The music is annoying, the fullscreen resolution is horrible and the meat of the game - its 'puzzles' are meant to be played by a five-year-old, but not by a grown-up. I felt despair and anger when i tried to click those numbers to make a certain sum, because on hard levels it becomes a simple button mashing without any sense. Do not ever buy this thing, even for steam cards

The premise of Pressured is simple but relatively hard to master. In each level, you are assigned a target number. Your goal is to click on numbers that add up to that target number before the pressure meter fills up. As you click on numbers, your current sum is shown on the top of the screen so that you can keep track of how far off from the target number you are. On the bottom of the screen, you'll be advised as to how many times you need to reach your target number before advancing to the next level. Each time you successful reach the target, some pressure is relieved, in essence, adding more time to complete the level. Easy peasy, right? NOPE! The grid where the numbers are located is constantly shifting. Numbers flash on the screen for no more than a second before new numbers appear, bombs randomly appear (resetting your sum to 0) , and a "2X" symbol occasionally pops up (doubling your current sum). Points are earned for each correct target hit and points are lost for hitting bombs or going over the target number. You will need to stay sharp or you will fall to the pressure! It's insanely addicting and an intruiging game. The game is meant to a quick burst of action but you will find yourself trying to best your score after every game. And for under $3 USD, you can't go wrong!

It doesn't lie about what the game is about, but I wouldn't recommend it at all. You essentially click the numbers and add them up to another number within a time limit. I'd rather play with a calculater.

This is one of the most frustrating puzzle games I have ever played. The numbers you need to select to sum up to reach a given amount move so fast that, even on easy, you'll find some hell of a challenge. For 90% off, it was not a big deal, as the game has cards that, once sold, pratically paid the game. I had to turn off the in-game music after a couple of seconds (very annoying), and got tired of it fast, so I uninstalled it after getting the 3 cards. Buy only if you want a real challenge, don't mind the lack of polish, and don't expect a lot.

For this price, I cannot complain much when the idea of the game has been satisfactorily presented. And this game is fine. The font is a bit odd as well as the theme color. but it's still tolerable. One flaw concerning the gameplay is that when you add up to just 1 less than the target with your sum (e.g. target is 45, you have already 44), there is nearly NO number 1 appearing (I have to say 'nearly' coz I've not been playing long). As the clock ticking, considering the fact that redoing the whole adding up would cause even more time, I normally decide to wait. And the 1 NEVER shows up!

An interesting game with an interesting concept.. Trying to keep a track of score while number fields shift about. I wouldn't be as negative as some people here have been. Sure, the UI could do with a bit of attention, but if you're just here to play the maths game, it's okay. The game itself is highly repetitive, and like most score-chasers, the aim of the game is just to stay "alive" as long as you can before you inevitably fail. It does feel interesting doing maths in your head as a game, and playing it does have a sense of purity. However, it's a "five minute" score chaser game that you'll fire up when you're bored and just want to do something different. If I could give it a "meh", then I would. It's not bad, but it's not great. It does what it sets out to, nothing more, nothing less. It's basically minesweeper with a maths element.

This game is interesting in a puzzle sense, but it is not remotely aesthetically pleasing or even polished. A better version of this game could be programmed in your browser, look better, and not cost any money. You click cards to total to a predefined sum, gaining points by reaching that sum and not going over. It is not uncommon, however, for the game simply to not give you that card you need to reach the sum. For example, if the sum is 10, and you currently have 9 points, there will be no 1-point cards. It's a neat concept for a game, but you're better off buying pretty much any other puzzle game. If you're going to spend money on a Steam puzzler, get one with decent graphics that doesn't look like it was made in some high school intro-to-programming class.

I love numbers and to train my brain and this game is perfect for those purposes; increase your stress immunity, become better at math (or summing numbers), increase your reaction time/alertness and maybe your creativity (in getting the target sum)? There's also some sort of story related to 14 unlockables, each with a requirement. F.e. you have to unlock 'Normal' mode to unlock a part of a story or gain a certain score = motivating :) This really makes the game and for its current price, only €0,74, I'm thinking of just storing some copies in my library...really!

It does what it is supposed to do, although it is not a cool loking game per se. Everything in it can be a bit ugly, as the TVs and the numbers in the TVs. But the game runs fine and if you like it you can have a pretty good time at it.

The game has a pretty simple and on paper a cool concept, but it lacks a proper option menu, has annoying music, a horrible font that is more than unreadable and is overall not worth any money.

Donkey Kong Jr. Math did the same idea and did it better. And that game wasn't all that great either. Boring music, boring sounds, lackluster presentation, pretentious 'story'. I understand the creator is pretty active wthin the community, so kudos on getting a game on steam, but you're not gonna take the world by storm with this.

This game definitely apppeals to the mathematician in me, and while I have said I recommend this game, I only do so to those who have: a logical mind, a mathematical mind, a person who enjoys puzzles or a person who wants to improve any of the previous points.

This game is bad. The gameplay is not good. And the game is expensive so you have to wait for a good deal if you want to buy it. Hard and long game so you have to play a lot. But you can get trading cards.

Pressured, as far as i can tell is simply this: it's a dynamic sodoku puzzle in which the numbers are always changing. You add them to a sum by clicking on the numbers you need, but heres the catch: there's a dynamic time limit... one that changes with every mistake and success you make and it takes the form of a "pressure bar" which is on the right side. Very steampunk. The unlockables in this game consist of 15 bits of story and the two difficulties beyond easy. I would reccomend this game if you like having to do split second addition problems or you are just looking for a frustrating puzzle game.

1. I bought it for the cards(It was on sale). 2. got some kinda unkown cancer. 3. had it in my background while giving me cards. 4. more cancer. 5. got my cards sold them. 6. alot more cancer. 7. uninstalled this s**tty game. 8. wrote a nice comment in front of how sh***y this game is.....

I bought this game on sale for $0.29, simply due to the fact that it has trading cards I could probably sell for more than that. I am having a hard time playing this game long enough to even get the card drops. It's just a stressful game that doesn't give any sort of rewarding feeling for going through said stress. It reminds me of playing a chill game like solitaire, but with a countdown timer and bomb noises going off rushing you through your plays. Maybe some people enjoy this but I don't myself. I plan on getting the trading cards, uninstalling the game, and never playing it again.

Yes, I bought it only for cards, I don't know why I thought I will make a little profit out of them. And yes, I had that littley little faith in that game, maybe it will catch my attention for some time, maybe it has some hidden meanings, maybe it has some interesting gameplay mechanics, great memorable soundtracks, visuals. It doesn't.

Warning: the game is difficult! Having received some interesting info from the developer (the game is made in an interesting way), I made progress and managed to get a much better score at the game. I still feel its very difficult even at "easy" level (getting to level 5 means instant game over for me, for example, pressure builds so fast I can't even get 2 sums before Game Over). However, if you play it seriously, the game's interesting. For someone who loves math puzzles :) Among the things I'd improve/change: - slightly longer times for numbers before they disappear (they still disappear too soon for me, I can't read them and find the right number before it disappears and is replaced by a different number); - less eroded fonts, as they're hard to read, especially on transparent numbers that are about to disappear. - added: pressure should drop significantly when a sum is completed. A game is only fun when its do-able, not impossible on Easy (for me its impossible as it is now). Speaking of fons, I like the font used to write the game's name, and its not eroded. But it could be just me being bad at this game. Game is somewhat fun, but hard to play, I can't play it for long time (I can't lose without getting pressured :P ). -edit- gave it another try and yup, at lvl 5 easy mode, my pressure doesn't seem to go down even when I complete a sum, if it was shaking, its still shaking afterwards.

Hey everyone and this is my review about the game! This is one of those games that shouldn't be on steam. [h1]Interface/Menu/Settings[/h1] There is a music volume level available between 1-10. [h1]About the game.[/h1] This game is not even worth steam in my book. You will be getting a number, Let's say "12" and you will need to wait until you are correct numbers are shown up on the TV in order to make the "12". The TV numbers are changing pretty often and the text font will not be helping either. But that is the game. You just wait, match up the correct numbers and you get some points. Bad Text font. This game is super bad. Super boring. Too repetitive. Too expensive what the game has to offer. The game should be for free.. No wait, just delete this game from steam. [h1]Other things.[/h1] There is literally nothing good about this game. ------------------- I Give this game a 1/10

If I had a "Neutral" option for this game, as opposed to simply "Recommend" or "Do Not Recommend", I'd have gone with that instead. Pressured sounds good on the surface, but the execution isn't great. The game comes off as quite dull, and the overall presentation feels badly done. There's some ugly contrasting between the background and the font which makes things hard to look at. While I don't normally criticize a game for its graphics, this one was exceptionally poor. At its core, the game is a math puzzler, which I usually like. You have a grid of TV screens which quickly flash different numbers. Clicking on those numbers will add them together. Your goal in each level is to arrive at a target sum without going over. Do this 5 times and you move on. There's an added twist, though. The number you use to solve one sum can't be used the very next time. So, if the target is 13, and I use 5+8, then the next time I can't use an 8; I'd have to try 4+9 instead. As the levels increase, the numbers get higher, so you'll need longer strings of sums. And of course, there's a time limit, which feels way too short even on Easy mode. You can unlock Normal and Hard modes fairly quickly, and after that there are poems that can be unlocked by meeting certain goals. As unlockables go, that's got to be the least interesting kind I've ever seen in a game. I played the game long enough to get the Steam cards (took about 45 minutes, roughly), and I doubt I'll keep playing. The game is just far too boring. Normally I feel pretty engaged when I play a puzzler, but this one never hooked me. This game normally sells for $2.99, which definitely isn't worth it. I got the game 90% off for just $0.29. In that regard, it's an okay purchase. And if you sell off the Steam cards, you'll basically break even. If you're curious, wait until it's dirt cheap to buy it. Otherwise, just move on and find another puzzle game to play.

I tried turning down the Volume of the Game with the Audiomixer of Windows, since I didn't saw the Volume bar in the main menu right away- Turns out, that if the loses the focus, it first of all turns black, but second of all it lags the Audiomixer to death. Also that font is incredibly ugly

First impressions are good. I like it. It's hardcore arithmetic. At the moment, I can barely get past the first few levels on easy but I think a little practice should improve my progression. (ADDITION IS HARD!) Plus I'm playing on my laptop with the touch pad and I think that slows me down. This is clearly a touch screen game so if you're on a computer, definitely use a mouse. The music is ambiet and definitely fits the mood and style of the game, but it's short and repetitive so I turned it off pretty quickly. The gameplay is simple, add numbers together by clicking them until you reach your goal number. The trick is that the numbers keep moving and you have to do it quickly before you "build up too much pressure." Overall a challenging brain teaser of a game. It's pretty minimalistic so seems a bit more suited for the $.99 or at best $1.99 price range but $2.99 is not outrageous so worth it if you like a good math blitz game.

http://youtu.be/-0aCs_WJ7wY English rewiev: I hate math. Seeing this game, I realized that this is not my game. However, as it is cheap I bought her to me for a joke. I've been tightened. Round after round.....harder.....more and more interesting..... The essence of the game is very simple and at the same time, the game makes a quick read and think. There is a thermometer in the right part of the screen and a lot chaotically changing numbers, multiplications and other things on the screen. You need to collect a few times you want the number until a thermometer is not overheated. Every good number cools the thermometer. In the game a relaxing and thought-provoking, sauntrek and I like it Who loves math and relaxing puzzle will appreciate this game Overview written 20.07.2014 Русский обзор: Я ненавижу математику. Увидев эту игру, я понял что это не моя игра. Однако, так как она дешево стоит я купил её себе ради шутки. Игра меня затянула. Раунд за раундом.....всё сложнее и сложнее.....всё интереснее и интереснее..... Суть игры крайне проста и в тоже время игра заставляет быстро считать и соображать. Есть градусник в правой части экрана и много хаотично меняющихся цифр, умножений и прочего на экранах. Нужно собрать несколько раз нужно число пока градусник не перегрелся. Каждое удачное число охлаждает градусник. В игре расслабляющий и заставляющий думать саунтрек и он мне нравится Кто любит математику и расслабляющий головоломки оценит эту игру Обзор написан 20.07.2014

Not worth it! Online you can get the same kind of game for free. Only buy it, if the sale is more than 90%, so you can make profit with the trading cards...

I really like this game! It has a lot of negative reviews because I think people coudn't beat the game. It requires you to think and uses simplistic math and logic in your choices while working against the clock. It takes more than a couple times through the sequence to get the hang of it. It has 14 unlocks and 3 different modes of play. I unlocked normal mode so far and only have 2 unlocks so far and haven't unlocked the story mode. It's on steam sale right now for 29 cents and has trading cards! See if you can beat it!

This game is bad. It'd be an okay free educational flash game, with a meh concept, but even for $0.29 (the sale price), you're better off somewhere else. Also, if you notice the positive reviews, only one or two people actually have over an hour of playing. Just sayin.

The game is okay I guess, but the fact that you need to start from the beginning everytime and that the font is just garbage makes this game not very enjoyable

Ok, Maths isn't my favourite ever subject, but I thought that I'd give this one a go. Unfortunately even on Easy mode I find it really difficult. It goes so quickly and it's difficult to keep track. Perhaps with a slightly different display this would be easier but I couldn't help feeling it could do with building you up gradually so that you get used to the concept at a slower speed then work up to it. Either that, or you could be Rain Man. Until my reincarnation happens I won't be bothering.

Made my arrhythmic heart seize up. Needs the Surgeon General's warning label. (A Not-Joke that is portrayed as one)

This is a very fast game - even on easy. Thinking this was "casual" and/or "relaxing" neither my husband or I were able to complete the first level. Yeah, we are older and I am much more into games than he is, but the numbers are constantly changing and flashing on the screen which doesn't seem very relaxing to me. Definately not what I expected.

You click very rapidly changing numbers in little boxes to try to add up to the target number. I knew this would be bad, but I didn't expect it to be THIS bad. I only bought it for 32 cents in the hopes of making a profit off its cards. I ended up losing five cents. Oops. Don't repeat my mistake.

It's junk but you paid ninteen cents for it for the trading cards anyway so whatever. Game crashes immediately.

Got my 3 card drops, time to uninstall it. An annoying game, not good-annoying but bad-annoying. Stay away unless it's really cheap

A really boring games....it's just the same things to do from the start until you fed up with it. You would just be clicking around from boredoms. REALLY NOT RECOMMEND IT!!

Got it for 29 cents, hope i can make that money selling the cards, cause this game isn't quite what i expected... Forgot to mention that game wouldn't launch, had to manually install Microsoft Framework, which isn't stated on the requirements for this game.

It's a maths game... It's a maths game you could get for free using flash on a browser, sure it has cards, you might make the money back but it's not worth paying for.

This game has no redeeming qualities. I regret spending even 29 cents on this game when it was 90% off.

Solid proof that when you are pressured, you are suddenly good at math. So carry on doing your caffeine-induced homework frenzy at 3AM the morning on the day it is due.

This game is just too boring. You just have to add numbers to reach a sum within a time limit.

Nearly impossible to see the number. I would be a good game, if it have a better font.

The main game design is to make it hard to read. This was not an accident, but a conscious choice for artifical difficulty. It should also come with an age bracket warning, as basic math is not something most people would find a challenge, even with an artifical time limit.

Pressured is a mathematics game in which you have several rows of boxes with numbers in them and you have to click on the boxes to add them up to reach a target number, over and over again. Then the next level will give you a new target number. Reaching the target number has to be done within a set time, hence the "pressure" part of the game. Unfortunately, sometimes the target numbers are not very legible - the developer should have used a better font. If you read the number incorrectly, or if you have to stop to try to read it again, then you're going to get a very low score, because of errors and/or time wasted. Also, it would have been better if there was a clearer delineation when changing target numbers - when I first played the game, and reached the target number, I was waiting for the next one, unaware that the next target number starts straight away. You can get over the poor target change delineation, but the font problem really needs to be fixed. If you're into maths, then it could be an OKish sort of game. However, I found it rather boring. I guess it just wasn't my style of game. 3/10.

It's really refreshing to see thoughtful game design that makes you do something a bit different. The play off between the cerebral maths and the frantic twitch gaming is genius (And something Paul Marrable is becoming the master of). Give it a chance and don't expect it to be like other matching games.

The game is not working and this criminal Paul Marrable is not thinking about fixing the problem.

Bought this game for 29 cents, just to get off of limited mode. Didn't work btw.

I dont think that i'll play this game,i bought it for trading cards when it was 12$.

Spent a quarter. Had to let it idle for an hour to get the card drops.

Game for accountants, do not buy and waste your money, if only for shares for cards!