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  1. Feature
    Dayten Rose, 1 October 2025

    First-person puzzler He Who Watches is often disjointed, but dazzles in its onslaught of puzzles

    He Who Watches rides the line between chaos and clarity.

  2. Feature
    Dayten Rose, 11 September 2025

    The Switch is the perfect puzzle machine, but is the Switch 2?

    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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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