Indie game studio · Indonesia
Moonbrew brews small puzzle games, the kind that keep you company over a late cup of coffee. A fresh puzzle waits for you every day. Easy to pick up, and somehow you find yourself back tomorrow.
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Games
Two puzzle games we're brewing right now, each with a new puzzle every day. Like beans fresh from the roaster, every game gets a batch number.
Every day, a fresh 9×9 crossword (TTS) is served, the same board for every player. Classic clues in Bahasa Indonesia, big friendly letters, and done in five to ten minutes, about as long as a morning coffee. Keep your streak going, then share your result with friends without spoiling the answers.
Fill in the squares by following the number clues, and slowly a picture appears. Every puzzle has just one answer, and you can find it with calm thinking, no guessing. There's a daily puzzle for everyone, plus picture packs in many themes, including one inspired by Indonesia.
Still brewing · not long now
What we brew
Every Moonbrew game is brewed from the same three ingredients.
A single shot
One puzzle fits in a single coffee break. Our games are small on purpose, so they're easy to play every day, and easy to set down when the conversation picks up again.
Weighed to the gram
Before release, every puzzle is checked by a computer program. There is only one answer, and you can always reach it through logic and honest clues. No guesswork.
Single origin
We're from Indonesia, the land of Gayo, Toraja, and Kintamani coffee. That flavor finds its way into our games: a daily crossword in Bahasa Indonesia, and a Sumigrid picture pack inspired by home.
Process
Every game moves through four stages, following the phases of the moon. Because our games are small, the journey takes a few weeks to a few months, not years.
New Moon
It all begins with a puzzle we love, and one question over coffee: what would make someone want to play it every day? We write the answer in a short plan.
Out: a short plan
Crescent
We build the simplest version you can play in a browser, still just grey boxes. If the puzzle isn't fun at this stage, pretty art won't save it.
Out: a playable web build
Half Moon
Puzzles, art, and sound are brewed together. A computer program checks every puzzle, then testers try it on their own phones for at least two weeks.
Out: a closed test on Android
Full Moon
At last, everyone can enjoy the game on the web and Android. After that, we keep looking after it, with a new puzzle waiting every day.
Out: web and Google Play
Studio
Moonbrew is an indie game studio from Indonesia. For now, we brew compact puzzle games.
Small games let us finish what we start and learn straight from players. We want to drop by your phone for a moment each day, like a coffee friend who always shows up on time. Small as they are, every game is made with patience, like a slow pour-over.