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.
In case you missed any of our 2nd annual online convention centered around the making of the games we love so much, every presentation from ThinkyCon 2025 has now been uploaded to our YouTube channel so you can pick and choose what to watch whenever you like.
Set in postwar Germany, The Darkest Files is a historical detective game about prosecutor Fritz Bauer’s attempts to bring war criminals to justice. It explores the objectivity of truth through its mechanics.
The most puzzle-packed Calendar around is back for a 5th year running: The Confounding Calendar is a big community event that takes place every November-December and involves everyone getting together to make bite-sized, single-level puzzle treats that are then slowly released over the course of a month.
Orbyss combines relaxing gameplay and an ethereal setting in a dynamite package.
Come make a small game over the course of a week, taking inspiration from one of the talks at this year's ThinkyCon, and potentially even participate in some interesting university research.
Just about an hour from this post our 2nd annual digital convention kicks off: ThinkyCon 2025 is a three-day extravaganza of presentations from gamedev industry speakers on a wide range of subjects relating to the making and production of thinky games.
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