KAMI 2 Reviews

If you like puzzles, this one, in my opinion, is one of the most clever mind teasing games available. The music is so relaxing, the sounds and animation as you work to solve each puzzle is very satisfying. I find, with me at least, you almost have to look and see the solution as if in a mirror of how my mind first assumes the solution. With practice I more and more work through it the proper way but it takes focus and you have to see many moves ahead for the more complex ones. I can't put this down so far, even though there are many puzzles with the same number of moves allowed to reach the solution, each one requires some study as the differing patterns each have their own twist. Some come quickly and easily while others take some time and trial and error to solve...even puzzles with only 3 moves can be somewhat baffling. As you move through them there seems to be the perfect mix of difficult vs not so difficult and this keeps you wanting more! This is similar to the old game FlloodIt! but must be looked at in the polar opposite manner it seems to me. Kudos to the developer, I never would have thought such a simple premise could be used for such variety...each puzzle is unique and as I said I think the challenges and twists to each one are almost endless. I would recommend for someone who likes to casually play brain teaser type of games. You can play for one minute or hours. Great time killer!

I was playing Kami 2 one day, while feeding my four-year-old a PB&j. I slapped the sandwich on a plate, patted him on his sweet head, and mumbled, "Enjoy!", before slumping on the couch to finish the game. Next thing I knew, he kissed me on the cheek and said, "OK, I'm off to school now!". I glanced up long enough to see him throw his luggage in the trunk and drive away. I thought, "Maybe I need to set screen time limits." But the problem with Screen limits is it's too easy to hit the "continue for 15 minutes" button. So I hit it, and hit it, and hit it, and then hit "ignore for today".

This game has actually strengthened my organization skills, such as when I clean. It's helped me think in a different way, which helps save time for more important things, like this game.

My favorite part is the building and user submissions. There are so many talented players. And while I'm a wee bit suspicious about the "favorites", I enjoy playing them, as well. I can't help but wonder, though, if a couple of the favorite contributors might be sitting on a king sized bed with 150 iPhones ready to hit the ❤️ on their puzzles after completion. But that's fine. I still love this game, and can't get enough of it.

Tl;dr: only being able to buy hints is your way of lining your pockets. Incorporate a way for people to get free hints so they don’t need to spend money (like children asking their adults), or else people might end up uninstalling the game. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’ve been playing this game off and on for maybe a year? I’m not sure, but it’s been a long time. I love the game and everything that comes with the download (making your own puzzles, challenge puzzles, unlocking color schemes, etc.), but my only problem is with having to pay for hints. I’ve noticed others mention this in their reviews, and the last thing anyone wants to do is pay real money for a hint or two that might not even help. I’ve actually gone as far as to uninstall this game and re-download it when I feel I could solve the puzzle I left off on. I don’t want to cheat, but sometimes when I’m REALLY stuck, I browse the Internet for help. I do agree with some other reviews I read about the difficulty spike, too. If a younger child wanted to play this game and they were stuck on a level (possibly with zero hints left), they might get impatient and play a different game. They would NOT run to their parent(s) or guardian(s) and ask them for hint money, and even if they ask, it’s not like the adult would give it to them.

In my opinion, this is the best game ever. Amazing graphics and gameplay blew my socks off. If you’re looking for a good time in a tricky setting, this is for you! A few things can be made better though.
1: every now and then, I can’t get one triangle a different color in the build section. The screen could be white, and I’d be trying to make one blue. I tap, and the triangle next to it turns blue. I’d try to make that white but it won’t work.
2: I’d like it if I could name my puzzles. Some puzzles people make are just absolute works of art, and deserve a name. If a puzzle search bar were added, we wouldn’t just have to browse to look for a puzzle, or search the creators name. If you really liked a puzzle, search it.
3: Add more special colors. I realize it could take lots of time to brainstorm ideas for special colors, but I think this could make so many more possibilities for the art in this game.
I would be thankful and honored if you would take my review to heart and make some changes to the game.

This is a wondrous, beautiful game. Relaxing, yet can be magically frustrating. The origami-theme puzzles are very simple, yet quite complex. Once I open up a puzzle, I basically ignore everything else and become fully involved with the game. The reason why you only get one starting hint,I think, it is because they want you to try different ways to solve the puzzles and train that noodle in your noggin to think outside the box. This is like an excellent book, when someone tells you to put it down or put it away and you say, “One second” or something like that, and you go to finish the page, you end up turning the next page, and the next... and you end up having to be told two or three times to put it away, and that is a lot like this game. Great for thinkers!!!!😄👍👏🏻

First of all, I love this game... it would def have 5 stars from me. however... this app goes offline quite a bit and you just never know when it will be back up again. I have thoroughly tested the problem and found that: it doesn’t matter what phone or ios software version is installed, it doesn’t matter what type of wifi environment you are in... public, private, work, vpn, etc. It doesn’t matter what bandwidth is available to you, it doesn’t matter if wifi is on or off (using cellular data), doesn’t matter about phone settings such as background app refresh, doesn’t matter if you delete KAMI2 and its data then reinstall, it doesn’t matter if you power down your phone, it doesn’t matter if you update KAMI2 and restart it, and so on. I have one more test to try and that’s to see if KAMI2 behaves the same on another phone in the same environment and if it goes offline in tandem. if the answer to the above test is true, then i know for sure it is a kami developer problem and not a customer technical issue. Pleas fix, I’m pulling my hair out!

The ones I’ve noticed thus far are the player made levels where I’ve beaten 20 but haven’t gotten a single Game Center achievement...cmon, devs...I had this same prob with inks until you finally fixed it after 2 years....I just spent 10 bucs to support you guys because you are talented and I want to see you thrive so you can make more games; but you gotta work on your programming...even little things like Game Center achievements are a big deal to me...I love getting achievements in games and you put them there, so they should work....please, please fix ASAP....I’m probably going to drop even more money on this game (for the hints I’ll need on the hard levels), and because I know it’ll be supporting your company. But make sure you take care of your fans. I know it’s a ‘free to play’, but as previous mentioned, I think I covered the cost with my $10 purchase of hints pack plus the 3 extra color pallets you can get. I always take care of my fav devs.

This game is a pleasant brain teaser with fluid animations and colorful visuals. Coming from a lifelong love for beautifully designed puzzle games, KAMI 2 delivers the perfect balance of mental challenge with meditative visuals. Minimalistic auditory stimulation while in game is a refreshing departure from most mobile puzzles I’ve played. This game is a great success in my opinion and the developers should be proud. That is until... while in game you are constantly prodded by a small hint button in the bottom left hand corner of the screen when attempting to solve a head scratcher. This prompt is persistent; cleverly guiding the player to exchange money for hints. While all mobile games these days have ‘in-app purchases’ and this comes with the territory of mobile gaming, I find the frequency of this *ding* so grating that it eventually halts my immersion and I close KAMI2 . KAMI 2 is a great game, but it loses me just when the going gets good.

KAMI2 provides a lot of enjoyment and there are many gifted people who create great puzzles to do. It is also great fun creating puzzles on it. However I really am disgusted with so many puzzles of women pole dancing or women sexualized—playboy bunnies, huge breasts, sexy poses and occasional male phallic symbols, etc. Many of these pole dancing puzzles are portrayed by Saltskin, a great puzzler talent who creates some socially constructive puzzles that are positive and can also make pretty tricky, fun puzzles that are challenging. But Saltskin also seems not to consider how misogynistic it is to portray women that way. It is rude and demeaning to women. I tried reporting one and nothing happened. I think Saltskin might be one of the developers and thus gets to have series of pole dancer puzzles undeterred. So be it but I have deleted KAMI2 as a result. Women deserve better than that. Also children use this site and depicting women that way is insensitive, immature and poor role modeling.

I’m not sure if I’m dumb or something, but this game is difficult. It’s even worse because you have to pay to get hints, which is something I severely don’t want to do. Either tone down the difficulty, or have some way to get hints for free. It truly is asinine and extremely annoying.

EDIT: This game will now be deleted due to the annoying difficulty spike. It really is a dumb business strategy to make a game extremely difficult and then make the only way to get hints is to buy them. 👎🏻

EDIT 2: I redownloaded this game and gave it a second chance. While I barely did the story puzzles, I ended up getting into the user created content, which was fun for a while. This ended however when I came across a user that made some very pornographic puzzles. It’s extremely disappointing that the user was still allowed to participate in KAMI2 and the inappropriate puzzles were still up. I have since reported what I found, but I will not support an app that allows stuff like this to happen. Users beware.

I started playing KAMI 2 several years ago, and now it’s the only game app left on my phone. At first I was just enjoying the challenging puzzles, then I unlocked the ability to build my own, which surprisingly reignited a creative spark that had been dormant for ages. Now I’m constantly making something. I love that the developers gave players the freedom to make and publish their own puzzles! If you look through the Player Creations, you’ll find work by some truly talented people (sometimes you have to swipe past pages of scribbles to find it, but it’s always there). KAMI 2 is a great app, whether you want to decompress with a puzzle, or whip one up for other players, it never feels like time wasted.

Update: Feb, 2018: For the last month or so, I’ve had an issue of not being able to connect to the Kami servers for days at a time. Then it will suddenly connect for a day or two and then go back to problems connecting. Dropping my rating as a result, since I’ve paid $$ for using.

Update: Explained as hacker damage, KAMI2 has started working again. I lost some custom creations, but I'm pleased the staff addressed the issue.

May, 2017: I started playing a few weeks ago, and have enjoyed it. Suddenly on May 16th, as I was playing, I started getting a series of error messages that appeared to be server related, not app related. Invalid token, unable to connect, recommendation to update client, etc. I saw there was an update available, so I updated. Didn't fix the problem. I'm surprised that it hasn't been fixed yet. I don't think it's KAMI2 , since my issues started while playing. I think there is a catastrophic service issue.

I love KAMI2! I don't how to classify these puzzles but they do have a geometric, origami/paper aesthetic that is pretty cool - and very soothing music. The puzzles are quick but challenging, while visually appealing. There are new puzzles daily and one can even create puzzles for others to solve. I gave it five stars.

* I have to disclose that it just stopped working on my ipad. KAMI2 is unable to find the Wi-Fi; and it's the only app on my device exhibiting this problem. I deleted and reloaded it, checked my Wi-Fi connections, settings, etc and it's a no go. While I absolutely got my money's worth in the few months I've had it, I'm disappointed because I really enjoyed the puzzles.

Don’t get me wrong, I fully believe in developers being paid for their hard work. However, I also believe in a good user experience, and these ads are terrible. After every level, a 20-30 second video pops up, which you eventually can skip...to a still ad for the same app being advertised. They’re awful and take me out of the experience.

I would pay for KAMI2 if I got something else out of it, but as of now you have to buy a hint pack. I don’t want hints. I would prefer a different structure, maybe one where I can play two level packs of the main journey to see if I like it and then simply outright purchase the game. Unfortunately, the ads have turned me off from the game and I’ll be deleting it from my phone—I’m not willing to sit through these awfully designed things to see if I like the game enough to purchase.

I absolutely love KAMI2. It is challenging enough to take some time to get through the journey of puzzles and unlock the palettes of color. But what I have truly enjoyed is being able to explore and create your own puzzles. This feature is outstanding and really takes the game to an entirely new level.
One recommendation to the developers. Make it easier to see which puzzles are garnering you the most likes. Stack them based on popularity and if you really want to encourage engagement, allow creators to title puzzles and see who has liked them.
Overall, I love KAMI2. I play and create new puzzles every day!

Before I got this I got poly color it held much promise to be stress reliving but then I got very stressed out

Then I got this it was amazing and beautiful I can’t stop playing! And the fact that you can make your own levels and things like that made me really happy! And it actually was stress reliving much unlike poly color! This game is beautifully designed and amazingly put together and it’s free! If anyone is interested in KAMI2 get it! It’s awesome! Also it definitely lets the player think out side the box also I like how this game has hints. Also how do you unlock the pallets cuz I really want to use them!

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The update says it now runs beautifully on the iPhone X. Unfortunately, it no longer runs beautifully on my iPhone 7. I want to be clear. I love this game. It’s simple to play and challenging to win. I find it a relaxing game that really challenges me. I also really like that even though I completed the Journey puzzles, I could still work my way through the Challenge and Daily games. Or I used to be able to, anyway. Ever since the last update, clicking on Challenge freezes the game. I have to quit and restart it. The Daily game tries to load but never connects. I get a failed to connect error every single time. I can’t even Build my own puzzles because that freezes like the Challenged. I’ve completed the Journey games, so this game is, unfortunately, unplayable now. This makes me very sad as I really enjoyed this game.

The game is simple, well made, challenging in the later levels, however the constant ads after each level are annoying but thankfully that’s only the case early on. Early on the levels aren’t as challenging so you finish them easily and fast thus its at this point the ads get cumbersome.. however after the initial levels when you get to 5 moves +, it requires some thinking, and thus you spend more time on each level and so the ads become less frequent thereby less annoying. So stick it out past the early levels and then the ads actually provide some respite before the next 8 move brain teaser!!!

I love puzzle games that don’t require RNGs to make certain levels harder by making them physically impossible on 50% or more attempts. This game tells you the number of moves you have and that’s what it takes... if you do it right. No stupid RNG, no score, no stars... just a relaxing puzzle that’s cool to watch. It’s great that players can create custom levels so you won’t run out of puzzles to solve. The ads get annoying, but any purchase (even $0.99) eliminates the adds. It’s definitely with trying, especially if you like low-stress, relaxing puzzles or games.

I would have given this game 5 stars. If it wasn't for the greed. The developers are greedy. They want you to pay for hints! That's ridiculous, there should be at the very least, a free hint everyday, then watch this video for an additional hint. After that then it would be fair to charge for hints. *By the way, you can find hints online for free. Which is why I find the developers sooo greedy.
Besides all of that. I absolutely love this game. It's beautiful and genius and wonderful. I love you can create your own puzzles and play other people's puzzles. It's completely addictive.
But again free hints should be provided. Until then I'll just keep going online to get my hints.

I enjoy the designs, the colors..except the mono black/whites, and the terrific logical demands. My only problem is with KAMI2 perhaps because I enjoy all the parts to KAMI2 yet haven’t had a ‘Daily’ puzzle in days! Even when it alerts me one is there with a plus, when I hit the puzzle..it says come back in 23 hours and 20 mins..?!?? ...I have been playing KAMI2 now for over a year and it is probably my favorite of many. I need a tough puzzle that’s pleasant to look at and not ridiculous to solve, yet very challenging. These are so perfect I cannot recommend them highly enough. If they could allow me to give them 10 stars, I would! And I go through puzzles all the time.. deleting them as fast as they are recommended.. ...after a year or so more..and over 750 puzzles..I have to say I still would give KAMI2 100 stars... the absolute best in every way. Chapter 2 of review. What happened? June 2021.. different connection, offering, and it’s not for the better.

8/21..whoa! What happened since KAMI2 clanged ? I am back hundreds of levels in puzzles and forced to redo ones I did months ago. Not good! I cannot give 5 starts if this is going to happen.

When I first started playing Kami 2, I quickly became addicted to the endless variety of puzzles after solving the ones published with the game. My wife soon joined me in tandem solving, and all seemed well. However, after a recent update, the game began to slow down dramatically on my iPad (12” pro model). Startup took minutes, and sometimes never happened, and pauses at puzzle startup started to happen. After trying numerous solutions, I uninstalled and reinstalled the game. This brought some short-lived relief, but now it’s worse than before.

When I fired up the Mac console app with the iPad connected, I saw an endless stream of errors from the game that seemed to show that it was out of quota in one of the system resources. I had been in contact with the maker of the game, who was kind but could not offer any assistance. He promised to inform the developers (whoever they are), but I have not seen any updates to the game since then.

I must regretfully say that I do not recommend this game until these problems are addressed.