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The Ultimate Thinky Christmas Gift Guide 2025

Rachel Watts, 23 Dec 2025

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    Team Thinky, 22 December 2025

    Team Thinky's favourite puzzle games of 2025

    After another thinky game-packed year, Team Thinky reflect on their favourite games they've played during the past twelve months.

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    Corey Hardt, 21 December 2025

    Two new quick & compact 2-player boardgames I enjoyed this year

    A short review of two recent tabletop releases that you can easily take with you for quick sessions between your bigger activities.

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    Corey Hardt, 19 December 2025

    Play the new demo for what might be the next great discovery & secret-filled puzzle game

    The eerie, cryptic puzzle-platformer exploration game Nonolith has been anticipated for some time, and last week we got our hands on the game's first demo, finally being able to drop into this strange world and begin our work of peeling back its unexplained layers.

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    Alan Hazelden, 19 December 2025

    Alan Hazelden's Thinky Third Thursday — December 2025

    Welcome to Thinky Third Thursday, curated by Alan Hazelden of Draknek & Friends – a monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught my eye.

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    Dayten Rose, 18 December 2025

    Does it ever end? Blue Prince’s spiral is a monument to curiosity

    Blue Prince’s multiple endings allow different types of players to stop when they want. But its 'true ending' asks players to face the fact that some questions may remain unanswered.

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    Corey Hardt, 17 December 2025

    Announcing the nominees for the 2025 Thinky Awards!

    Our annual awards show is returning for another year: you can now see the nominees in every category and cast your vote for the various audience awards.

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    Devin Stone, 16 December 2025

    Is Dimhaven - The Lost Source death by diegesis, or the next evolution in first-person puzzling?

    A placid resort island conceals a web of conspiracy—and of course, puzzles—in the most ambitious first-person puzzle game since Blue Prince.

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    Corey Hardt, 10 December 2025

    An exciting new release: HERD, the next discovery-logic-puzzle book from the master puzzle designer behind LOK

    One of our favorite designers working in the space of paper puzzles has just released a big new project that has been in development for a long time: HERD is a puzzle-book-boardgame bearing the signature style of Blaž Urban Gracar.

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    Corey Hardt, 9 December 2025

    Investigate occult happenings with strange tools in the dark and beautiful detective game Inkblood

    Announced this week from indie publisher Critical Reflex, Inkblood has a gothic, foreboding and old-world feel. The stunning illustrated style renders all kinds of gruesome crimes and rituals you'll need to pick apart in your role as an Inquisitor.

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