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Phonopolis’ 3D cardboard puzzles aren’t just brainteasers to be solved but objects to be admired

Rachel Watts, 20 Dec 2024

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    Alan Hazelden, 20 December 2024

    Alan Hazelden’s Thinky Third Thursday – December 2024

    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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    Corey Hardt, 20 December 2024

    Catch the latest Thinky Stream today on Twitch

    Did you know that every couple of weeks Joe hangs out for a few hours streaming demos and new games that have caught his eye? Join him later today at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm GMT.

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    Megan Bidmead, 18 December 2024

    How Lorelei and the Laser Eyes made its reality-bending story into one giant puzzle

    The story of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is a fantastic puzzle that is well worth the effort of solving.

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    Corey Hardt, 16 December 2024

    New thinky releases from November 2024

    There were some heavy hitters released this November: GMTK's big debut magnet game, the much anticipated Golden Idol sequel, Sudoku happening on 3D surfaces, sticky hedgehog puzzles, a Zachtronics-like logic programming game... the list goes on!

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    Dayten Rose, 16 December 2024

    How The Case of the Golden Idol developers made one of the decade’s best detective games, twice

    The Rise of the Golden Idol developer Color Gray Games followed their Obra Dinn-inspired detective puzzler by embracing player agency.

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    Emma Withington, 13 December 2024

    Meet the Final Fantasy XIV community creating their own puzzle escape rooms inside the game

    Final Fantasy XIV is a hugely popular MMO that's not known for its puzzles, so how is its community scratching that puzzle-solving itch?

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    Corey Hardt, 11 December 2024

    The highly anticipated LOK Digital is out now: slowly discover the language rules that govern this tiny world

    LOK originally released as a book of paper puzzles, and has been a fan-favorite of the community (and the Thinky Games team) for quite some time. After a surprise release today, you can now experience the new digital version of this wonderfully cryptic word game.

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    Rick Lane, 11 December 2024

    A Satisfactory result: How factory builders use logic puzzles to revolutionise the management genre

    Overseeing a system of interconnected machines is it's own type of logic puzzle

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    Corey Hardt, 10 December 2024

    The Talos Principle: Reawakened is a full remake of the original game including all-new content

    Developer Croteam just announced a big shiny overhaul of their first smash-hit first-person puzzle game The Talos Principle, featuring remastered graphics, new puzzles, and developer commentary.

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