Gridders is a three-dimensional puzzle game reminiscent of Klax. It takes place in the year 2049, where depletion of finite natural resources by humans led the Earth to an ecological disaster. The United World Council enlisted aid of the Gridders Corporation run by Lazarus R. Trench, who fiercely protects a proprietary technology from manufacturing automatons dubbed Gridders used in his factory and refuses to open their operations to any government or institution. As the Gridders grew more sophisticated and efficient, the company's working payroll was reduced from 1550 workers to one 20-year old called Zack. One day, Zack arrived to work and found a written note signed by a person named "Sandra", stating that a secret is hidden within the depths of the factory.
Acting as Zack, who is joined by his dog companion Fidex, the player must explore 36 floors to reach the mysterious secret within the basement of the Gridders Corporation. The player navigates squares in order to collect green pyramid keys required to complete each level by solving puzzles, while avoiding Gridder blocks that can instantly crush Zack. Each floor becomes increasingly difficult and complex as the player progresses further, introducing additional obstacles such as trap doors, elevator squares, and diversion squares that are also key to solve a level. Zack can collect items that are either beneficial or harmful to the player. The player can also change between two different camera perspectives during gameplay. Every sixth level is a bonus round where Zack must lit a pattern of squares and get "non-dud" Gridder blocks land on them in order to become blue diamonds, which are worth extra points.
Gridders is abandonware and no longer sold or supported by its publishers. Files are archived here for these platforms:
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