Dayten Rose's articles (Page 2)

1. 
   Review

   Dayten Rose, 8 September 2025

   Supraworld early access review: A puzzle adventure that does too little with too much

   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.

2. 
   Feature

   Dayten Rose, 27 August 2025

   Strange Jigsaws is a love letter to jigsaw puzzles and puzzle games in general, full of heart and eureka moments

   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.

3. 
   Feature

   Dayten Rose, 31 July 2025

   A linguist’s guide to thinky games that play with language

   Word Play is a new roguelike blend of Scrabble and Balatro from Game Maker’s Toolkit. It joins games like Baba Is You, LOK Digital, and Heaven’s Vault as a great game for language nerds.

4. 
   Feature

   Dayten Rose, 7 July 2025

   Reclaim nature and chart paths through Picross-style puzzles in the demo for Cipher Zero

   Cipher Zero is a Picross-style logic puzzle game that shows nature being reclaimed as you progress through puzzles. Infer the rules of each new mechanic in a vibey post-apocalyptic world.

5. 
   Feature

   Dayten Rose, 24 June 2025

   Golden Idol Investigations trades the extensive sagas of the base game for more episodic murder mysteries

   Rise of the Golden Idol’s new DLCs, The Sins of New Wells and The Lemurian Phoenix, take the series in a more episodic direction with tight, character-focused stories and innovative mysteries.