Last year our inaugural ThinkyCon was a huge success: a free digital convention filled with expert talks from the developers, producers, researchers & artists that make up the world of thinky games. And it's all happening again this year, from the 5th to the 7th of November.
The original Nintendo Switch is perfect for puzzle games. The Switch 2 makes noticeable improvements in form factor and power, but sacrifices the mobility of the original.
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Supraworld is an open-world puzzle metroidvania and spiritual sequel to Supraland. Unfortunately, its early access is hurt by Unreal Engine 5 and poor progression.
Öoo brings modern minimalism to the puzzle platformer genre, but isn’t afraid to get messy when it counts.
A giant in our little puzzle scene, Draknek started publishing games 12 years ago this month, and they show no signs of slowing down. To mark the occasion you can get all their classic titles in one Humble Bundle, or try your luck to win some free copies when you sign up for their newsletter.
A big update for our Thinky Games Database went live this week, and with it comes a strong incentive to sign up for a TG account: creating and sharing lists of your favorite games.
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Strange Jigsaws is my second favorite thing I’ve written about this year, behind Blue Prince, and I had to pause a beat before writing that.
Bioneers and Primordialis are two in-development games with premises that sound similar on the surface: pick and choose the smallest of building blocks to create larger creatures and find out how they function... but the executions are quite different. How thinky are they?
No matter how many we solve, there are always more cases to crack. The Detective's Apprentice is a newly revealed mystery-solving game that asks you to gather evidence and ask the right questions. As Cleo Ace you'll play the novice sleuth, learning from your Sherlock of an aunt and sniffing out the culprits of various crimes.
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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