Review · Platformer · Web
Use your distance
Reviewed: 16 Apr 2026
Web
smitop · 2020
Ludograph rating
B
Good
59 /100
Use your distance is a puzzle platformer that emphasizes strategic thinking and problem-solving as core mechanics, presenting essentially zero risks.
Growth (BDS)
42
Risk (RIS)
0
Daily limit
120min
Age guidance
–
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.66 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.07 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.35 | |
Use Your Distance is an excellent pure puzzle platformer that emphasizes strategic thinking and problem-solving as core mechanics. The unique constraint—limited movement before restarting—forces players to plan routes carefully, analyze spatial relationships, and think several steps ahead. Each level presents a distinct optimization puzzle requiring critical thinking to find efficient solutions. The game builds adaptive challenge through varying movement limits per level, encouraging iterative learning and experimentation. Players must mentally calculate distances and paths, providing moderate mathematical/spatial reasoning practice. The constraint-based design promotes creativity in finding unconventional solutions and teaches valuable lessons about resource management that transfer to real-world planning scenarios.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.00 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.00 | |
This game presents essentially zero risk factors. It's a free web-based puzzle game with no monetization, no social features, no manipulative retention mechanics, and completely age-appropriate abstract content. There are no spending prompts, notifications, or social pressures. The level-based structure provides natural stopping points. The only minor consideration is that puzzle games can require emotional regulation when stuck on difficult levels, but the instant restart feature (press R) minimizes frustration by allowing quick retry attempts. This is one of the cleanest, safest gaming experiences available.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 0.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 0.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.00 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.