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  1. Review
    Rick Lane, 14 October 2024

    Exographer review — A different kind of physics puzzler

    Exographer is a deeply original sci-fi physics adventure with quantum tile-matching and puzzle platforming that's well worth discovering.

  2. Review
    Rick Lane, 20 August 2024

    World of Goo 2 review — A Goo-d old puzzler, but it doesn't ooze greatness

    There's still fun to be had playing in the mire, but World of Goo 2 is also a bit stuck in the past.

  3. Feature
    Rick Lane, 13 August 2024

    Interview: How Hauntii brings puzzling to the unlikeliest genre

    We chat with Moonloop Games founder Leo Dasso about how twin-stick shooter Hauntii deftly straddles two of gaming's most polarised genres.

  4. Review
    Rick Lane, 22 July 2024

    Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure review — A satisfying puzzling dish, though not quite what it says on the menu

    Arranger is a pleasant, quietly inventive puzzler with a neat central mechanic but it also claims to be a game that it isn't.

  5. Review
    Rick Lane, 27 May 2024

    Isles of Sea and Sky review — Pushing toward greatness

    Isles of Sea and Sky is a treat. Its pursuit of a single idea to its absolute extreme is wonderful to watch unfold.

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