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.
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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This minimalist puzzler celebrates the importance of the humble videogame button.
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.
Rita is a brave little chicklet on a grand adventure; it's your job to solve word searches, crosswords, and anagrams to get her where she needs to be.
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.
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