It's very exciting to finally be able to share: Thinky Dailies are our very own daily puzzles that will premiere on the site once a day, featuring charming illustrations, a big variety of puzzle types, and playable on mobile or desktop browser.
The community has made lots of tiny puzzle surprises, and they're being curated and released one at a time for you to enjoy on The Confounding Calendar homepage. It's all on the web and totally free.
Our big awards show returns for its 3rd year, a celebration of all the finest new games that really made us think this year. Starting today you can nominate any game that you believe should be considered for the 2025 awards.
We've been singing the praises of LOK for years now: first there was a physical puzzle book, then a digital Steam adaptation, and now a whole new group of players will be able to discover this cryptic little language on Nintendo Switch.
The name may be as basic as possible, but the upcoming digital-sleuth game CD-ROM looks like it has lots of layers happening in the puzzle department. You'll dig through files and photos to extract the info you need to unlock the next disc.
After getting lots of attention in the 2025 Game Maker's Toolkit game jam, the knowledge-based-platformer Sisyphus Is a Bug has now released in an expanded version on Steam.
Welcome to Thinky Third Thursday, curated by Alan Hazelden of Draknek & Friends – a monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught my eye.
We’ve partnered with CrazyGames to introduce Thinky Games to those nerdy kids who love puzzles and problem solving as much as we do.
The Apothecary of Trubiz and Once Glorious Artahk both released in the last few weeks, and both feature strange symbols and alphabets you must decipher while centering around very different kinds of puzzle gameplay.
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