An annual event all about the procedural, grid-based dungeon-crawling world of roguelike games is happening this weekend. There are full schedules of talks from gamedev speakers on Saturday and Sunday that you can watch virtually, and a Steam event page showcasing featured games and sales.
The superb Halloween theme of Spooky Express acts as conductor for its train puzzles, bringing the whole game together into a seasonally-appropriate, varied, and delightful outing.
It's been exactly one year since we launched our big ambitious catalogue of thinky games, and we've been constantly adding to it ever since. Today a huge batch of visual novel detective games have landed, greatly expanding our coverage of the genre.
Starting this week you'll be able to play a new Tiled Words puzzle daily in your browser or on mobile: use crossword-style hints to figure out how these broken words fit back together.
The latest game in the creepy point-and-click mystery series is due out sometime next year, but you can play a demo now on Steam and experience the prequel story as a housekeeper for the Vanderboom family.
Welcome to Thinky Third Thursday, curated by Alan Hazelden of Draknek & Friends – a monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught my eye.
The Farmer Was Replaced debuted on Steam this week, a programming and automation game featuring a whole in-game programming language that you'll use to give simple commands to your robo-farming drone army.
This adorable pixel art factory-automation game blends the conveyor belt chaos with another popular genre: you'll need to contend with the residents of the local town and form relationships if you're going to have their help in achieving your manufacturing dreams.
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Echo Weaver is a time loop metroidbrainia with strong platforming mechanics at its core. Explore its sci-fi narrative, discover new abilities, and race against the ever-present clock.
The family-friendly tile-placement game Kingdomino is coming soon to Steam, after a mobile release earlier this year. Soon you'll be able to strategically assemble dominoes into your own fiefdom and compete against friends online.
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