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{{Short description|2013 puzzle video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Cyto
| image = Cyto Cover.jpg
| developer = [[Room 8 Studio]]
| publisher = Chillingo
| engine = [[Cocos2d]]
| released = {{Unbulleted list|'''Android'''|February 21, 2013|'''Mac'''|October 22, 2013|'''Windows'''|October 23, 2013|'''Android'''|December 19, 2013}}
| genre = [[Puzzle game|Puzzle]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Mac OS X]]<br/>[[iOS]]<br/>[[Android (operating system)|Android]]
}}
'''''Cyto''''' (formerly ''Cyto's Puzzle Adventure'') is a casual physics based [[puzzle video game|puzzle]] [[video game|mobile game]] developed by [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Video Game Developer|game development]] studio [[Room 8 Studio|Room 8]]. The game was first released on the [[iOS App Store]] on February 21, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chillingo.com/games/cyto/ |title=Cyto's Puzzle Adventure|accessdate=2013-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213115611/http://www.chillingo.com/games/cyto/ |archive-date=2013-12-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Gameplay==
The main goal of this game is to help Cyto recover his lost memories by collecting memory fragments through numerous levels of gameplay across various worlds. Cyto has a gelatinous envelope that deforms and stretches when player touches it.
==Reception==
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| MC = iOS: 71%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cyto/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad|title=Cyto (iOS)|website=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=December 17, 2013|archive-date=August 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815233531/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/cyto|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| TA= {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Toucharcade">{{cite web|url=http://toucharcade.com/2013/02/27/cyto-review-an-engrossing-addition-to-the-puzzle-platform-gene-pool/|title=Cyto Review – An Engrossing Addition to the Puzzle-Platform Gene Pool|author=Eli Cymet|work=toucharcade.com|date=Feb 27, 2013|accessdate=December 17, 2013|archive-date=February 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221111659/http://toucharcade.com/2013/02/27/cyto-review-an-engrossing-addition-to-the-puzzle-platform-gene-pool/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Vandal]]''
| rev2Score = iOS: 8.2/10<ref name="Vandal.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.vandal.net/analisis/iphone/cyto/20551|title=Análisis de Cyto para iPhone|author=Alberto González|work=vandal.net|date=Mar 18, 2013|accessdate=December 17, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103223928/http://www.vandal.net/analisis/iphone/cyto/20551|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[148 Apps]]''
| rev3Score = iOS: {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.148apps.com/reviews/cyto-review/|title=Cyto Review|author=Michael Halloran|work=148apps.com|date=Feb 21, 2013|accessdate=December 17, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111154105/http://www.148apps.com/reviews/cyto-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''Slide to Play''
| rev4Score = iOS: 75/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/cyto-review/ |title=Cyto review|author=Chris Aylott|work=slidetoplay.com|date=Mar 6, 2013|accessdate=December 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816092447/http://www.slidetoplay.com/review/cyto-review/}}</ref>
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Reviews for Cyto were mostly positive. Eli Cymet of Toucharcade said that "it'll be a delight for your left and right brain alike".<ref name="Toucharcade" /> Alberto González of Vandal.net stated: "it's addictive and accessible, two good reasons to give it a try".<ref name="Vandal.net" />
==Awards==
In December 2012, Cyto won the prize for "Best future mobile game" on the FlashGamm Kyiv 2012 Game Conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flashgamm.com/kyiv2012/en/contest/ |title=FlashGamm Contest – Flashgamm |accessdate=2013-12-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220163245/http://flashgamm.com/kyiv2012/en/contest/ |archive-date=2013-12-20 }}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:2013 video games]]
[[Category:Android (operating system) games]]
[[Category:Chillingo games]]
[[Category:IOS games]]
[[Category:MacOS games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games about amnesia]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Ukraine]]
[[Category:Video games scored by David Ari Leon]]
[[Category:Windows games]]