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Return of the Obra Dinn

A grisly detective mystery aboard a ghost, merchant ship.

Program a transmutation engine to concoct potions and poisons.

Push boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes within...

Scour the early internet to reconstruct the Roottree's family tree and identify the heirs to their fortune.

The rooms are items and the items are rooms in this recursive platformer.

Anything can happen when you have time on your hands.

Explore a solar system and unravel its mysteries.

Solve puzzles across time and change fate in this narrative point-and-click game.

Become the serpent deity and fight off a drought by solving puzzles.

Help Jorge defeat monsters and slay the dragon in this Minesweeper-inspired strategy game.

Platform:MacOSWebWindowsXbox Series X|S

Puzzle Density:Has non-puzzle gameplay

Babushka's Glitch Dungeon Crystal
Sweep up a glitch-filled dungeon as a sweet old lady with magical abilities.
Die in the Dungeon
Combine powerful dice to defeat monsters in this strategic roguelike deckbuilder.
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Play a game within a game to escape an old, haunted shack.
Reviver
Solve puzzles across time and change fate in this narrative point-and-click game.
Sylvie Miniature
Find out how to navigate this miniature low-res world with technical platforming.
The Button Effect
Explore a museum of hidden connections and spatial insights, where every button has a purpose.
Wax Heads
Find the perfect records for the quirky customers of a struggling music store.

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