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  1. Feature
    Megan Bidmead, 20 February 2026

    Paint your way across a pretty pastel landscape in platforming puzzle game Colorbound

    Colorbound follows Anku, an Aymara boy painting his way across some deceptively tricky puzzles; it's super cute, but with a poignant message underneath.

  2. Feature
    Alan Hazelden, 20 February 2026

    Alan Hazelden's Thinky Third Thursday — February 2026

    Welcome to Thinky Third Thursday, curated by Alan Hazelden of Draknek & Friends – a monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught my eye.

  3. Feature
    David Brownman, 18 February 2026

    Upalu Mundi blends excellent train puzzles with ample opportunity for optimization

    Can you help a bunch of mining dwarves optimize their trickiest train routes?

  4. Feature
    Robin Bea, 16 February 2026

    The Artisan of Glimmith is an enchanting mix of logic puzzles and fine art

    Chill vibes and solid logic challenges make stained glass puzzler The Artisan of Glimmith a gorgeous treat.

  5. News
    Corey Hardt, 12 February 2026

    Change your sense of direction by swallowing stuff in the new demo for Clover's Quadrants

    The latest webgame-turned-commercial puzzle game Clover's Quadrants has a new demo on Steam — a clever beast that lets you alter what happens when you move in each direction.

  6. Feature
    Rachel Watts, 11 February 2026

    I thought I was good at nonograms, but then I got humbled by CiniCross

    CiniCross is a nonogram-roguelike hybrid that will put your skills to the test.

  7. News
    Corey Hardt, 10 February 2026

    More first-person puzzles await in the newly announced sequel to Escape from Mystwood Mansion

    Lost Sock studio, the team behind the first-person escape room puzzle game Escape from Mystwood Mansion, has just revealed their new game, this time in a more open-air jungle setting: Escape the Riddlerock Ruins.

  8. Feature
    Dayten Rose, 9 February 2026

    Cassette Boy dazzles and vexes with its inventive metaphysical mechanic

    Cassette Boy explores perception with its central puzzle mechanic, but its RPG elements and world design struggle to fully support it.

  9. News
    Corey Hardt, 8 February 2026

    This upcoming tiny card game gives you a different puzzle every day

    Daily puzzles are all the rage these days, and the tiny-card-game makers at Button Shy have found a way to cram one into just 18 cards: their next solo game The Daily Weather is on kickstarter now.

  10. News
    Corey Hardt, 6 February 2026

    The winners of the 2025 Thinky Awards!

    One of our biggest events of the year took place yesterday: the 3rd annual Thinky Awards show! Here are the games that walked away with trophies.

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