Bad Data

Something has infected all of your spreadsheets with BAD DATA, and it's your job to root them out. Use a toolkit of validators, logic checks, and pattern recognition to determine if a cell is valid. Every decision matters, and the pressure builds as you uncover more complex anomalies across rows and columns. As you progress, you’ll unlock new validation tools and hints that illuminate patterns.

With your trusty assistant Flippy by your side, you’ll navigate a curated sequence of levels, each introducing its own ruleset. Take a seat at your desk and investigate each cell, applying constraints, searching for inconsistencies, and confirming that entries obey the local and global rules. The game rewards careful reasoning and methodical testing, not just speed. Each level teaches you to verify dependencies and cross-check results to avoid cascading errors.

Behemoth Puzzles push your skills further inside a simulated OS environment. Locate the passwords hidden in the depths of the system and unlock the next stage of the mystery. These OS-based challenges reward persistent exploration and careful tracking of system state. These larger challenges blend puzzle-solving with a light dose of system exploration, offering a satisfying contrast to the spreadsheet-focused core.

The Level Editor and Rule Designer open the door to endless creativity. Create your own custom rules to shape new levels using a visual component-based scripting tool tucked inside the game. Assemble rule blocks, connect logic paths, and craft puzzles that challenge others as they try to clean their datasets. It’s a powerful, approachable way to design without writing code. No coding experience is needed—the visual builder uses intuitive blocks to arrange logic.

Throughout your journey, you’ll encounter moments that blend humor with puzzle mystery. The Final Question? "Why can't I close Flippy!?!?!?!?" teases the playful personality of Flippy and hints at the quirks you’ll uncover as you dive deeper into the data-driven world. Flippy’s quirks are a running joke, but they also push you to think differently about your approach.

Bad Data offers a compact, thoughtful puzzle experience built on investigation, rules, and creativity. Expect crisp feedback as you test hypotheses, a growing catalog of levels with distinct environments, and the freedom to remix and reconstruct challenges that test your logic in new ways. Whether you’re validating cells, cracking Behemoth passwords, or constructing your own rule-based levels, the game emphasizes logic, pattern recognition, and iterative problem solving in a charming, data-themed universe. Designed for quick sessions or long puzzle sweeps, Bad Data scales from bite-sized challenges to more demanding brain teasers.