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  1. News
    Corey Hardt, 14 April 2026

    Meddle with some forces you shouldn't in the first-person puzzle adventure Call of the Elder Gods, releasing May 12th

    The Lovecraftian sequel to the popular and critically acclaimed Call of the Sea has officially announced a release date next month alongside a new trailer.

  2. Feature
    Dayten Rose, 13 April 2026

    Cosmo D’s newest dice-based adventure Moves of the Diamond Hand is an RPG that breaks all the rules

    Moves of the Diamond Hand continues the story of Off-Peak City as told in Betrayal at Club Low and The Norwood Suite with its unconventional dice mechanics.

  3. News
    Corey Hardt, 12 April 2026

    Professor Layton comes to PC and Playstation for the first time ever this year: watch the latest trailer for New World of Steam

    A new trailer reveals that the latest entry in the Professor Layton series of story-driven puzzle adventures is still on track to release in 2026, showing off more story details, some big names attached to the development, and announcing the game will be coming to Steam and PS5 in addition to Switch systems.

  4. News
    Corey Hardt, 9 April 2026

    Looking for a unique challenge? Check out this cryptic image-puzzle game inspired by LOK and 0PLAYER where the puzzles are only 5 pixels wide

    There's a new trend in the little homebrew indie puzzle internet scene that we're big fans of: paper logic puzzles being taken in new directions, specifically being contained inside a single image and presented without instructions, allowing you to decipher the symbols and make your own realizations.

  5. Feature
    Dayten Rose, 8 April 2026

    Shutter Story riffs on deduction games like The Roottrees Are Dead and Her Story, but finds its identity exploring the paranoia of a haunting

    Shutter Story inevitably comps to other self-guided investigation games, but none suit it perfectly. It’s fully unique.

  6. News
    Corey Hardt, 5 April 2026

    Modulus is out now: a visually impressive automation game of constructing bots & buildings one block at a time

    We've had Modulus on our wishlists since the first trailer showed off its shiny graphics rendering multitudes of 3D conveyor belts all moving together seamlessly, delivering blocky "modules" to ever-expanding construction projects. Now the game is out on Steam and we can put our factory management skills to the test.

  7. News
    Corey Hardt, 1 April 2026

    Solve a variety of cryptic word puzzles to catch jewel thieves in the globe-trotting new release Puzzle Spy International

    Puzzle Spy International came out this week, a game of being an international puzzle spy. That's only part of the picture though: the gameplay consists of myriad illustrated word problems that will test your deduction as well as your vocabulary.

  8. News
    Corey Hardt, 26 March 2026

    Upcoming first-person wall-walking puzzler He Who Watches reveals Draknek & Friends as publisher

    We've been anticipating the archery-gravity-block-puzzle-dungeon-adventure He Who Watches for some time, and we now know that it'll debut in the experienced hands of Draknek & Friends who have been adding more and more big-name puzzle titles to their catalogue.

  9. Feature
    Megan Bidmead, 26 March 2026

    Get ready to test your navigation skills in gentle treasure-finding game Map Map

    Map Map is about exploration, finding treasure, and, unsurprisingly, maps. A lot of maps.

  10. News
    Corey Hardt, 25 March 2026

    The first expansion to the Slay the Spire boardgame is live on Kickstarter now: Downfall lets you play as 4 new characters including iconic bosses

    Slay the Spire: The Board Game has proven to be a popular and direct translation of the famous deckbuilding game to the tabletop, allowing you to construct decks alongside up to 3 friends. Now a popular digital fan mod arrives on Kickstarter as the boardgame's first official expansion: Downfall.

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