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PROXX is a browser-based puzzle game built around proximity. You help a crew navigate space by using a proximity scanner to mark black holes on a grid. It plays like a logic deduction game: each move gives you distance feedback, and you use that feedback to decide where the black holes must be. It suits players who like short, self-contained reasoning puzzles and want to start immediately without installing anything.
How the core loop works
The game presents a grid containing hidden black holes. Your tool is the proximity scanner. When you scan a cell, the game tells you how close that cell is to black holes rather than showing their exact positions. You combine those proximity readings across cells to deduce where the black holes sit, mark them, and thereby let the crew navigate the space safely.
The key mechanism is indirect information. A single scan rarely identifies a black hole outright; the value is in comparing readings from neighboring cells. For example, if two adjacent cells both report a very close proximity, the black hole is likely in the shared area between them, and a third scan on the far side can rule out alternatives. This is the same deduction pattern used in proximity-based puzzle games, applied to a space-navigation theme.
What you can adjust before starting
The page exposes a small set of setup controls, which define the shape of each round:
| Control | What it changes |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Overall challenge level of the round |
| Width | Number of columns in the grid |
| Height | Number of rows in the grid |
| Black holes | How many black holes are hidden in the grid |
| Start | Begins the game with the chosen settings |
Because width, height, and black hole count are separate from difficulty, you can shape rounds to your preference: a wide, shallow grid with few black holes plays very differently from a small, dense one. The exact effect of each difficulty level is not described in the available page material, so treat difficulty as the setting to experiment with first.
Who it is for and how to approach it
PROXX fits players who enjoy deduction under uncertainty and want sessions that start and end in the browser. A practical approach:
- Choose a modest grid and black hole count for your first round so you can learn how scanner readings behave.
- Scan cells spread across the grid first to establish a baseline, then scan near cells that reported high proximity to narrow down locations.
- Mark a black hole only when the surrounding readings leave no other consistent position.
- Increase difficulty, grid size, or black hole count once the deduction pattern feels familiar.
What to keep in mind
The available page material describes the premise and the setup controls but does not detail scoring, progression, or account features. Pricing and login requirements are not stated, so do not assume the game is free or usable without signing in; check the site itself before relying on either. The most reliable way to understand the experience is to set a small grid and play one round, since the proximity feedback is easier to grasp in practice than from description.