Developer Big Robot has released AVSEQ, an Audio-Visual SEQuencer, described as an abstract action game where players link like-colored falling atoms to obtain a high score. Players make links easily with just the mouse and one or two mouse buttons, and they can bridge that link to other colors with white atoms to make a maximum chain of ten.

To win, players must link the white "plus" atoms that turn into notes before the red-bar timer runs out. Players risk losing those notes if atoms hit the bottom of the screen. The amount of atoms falling gets intense, but some white atoms have hidden abilities such as slow-down for reprieve. Of course, the opposite happens in the harder free level; there's some speed-ups and even atoms that disperse into smaller atoms in all directions for a healthy dose of chaos.

The notes themselves are placed randomly, which creates about 22 tredecillion possible audio permutations per level, Big Robot calculated. As an aside, the developer is looking to bring AVSEQ and all its permutations to the iOS "if there seems to be enough demand for it." I think AVSEQ would play intuitively on the iPad, with the connect-the-dots style gameplay lending well to a touch interface.

Interested gamers can give the 2-level free demo a try on Windows or Mac now. The full game unlocks for $5.