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Immortality is not your average mystery game, it requires the use of your heart as well as your head

Megan Bidmead, 1 Apr 2025

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    Alan Hazelden, 26 March 2025

    Alan Hazelden's Thinky Third Thursday — March 2025

    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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    Mairi Nolan, 19 March 2025

    Escape room thriller Your House hides its secrets between lines of text

    Your House is a mix of text-based adventure and escape room puzzles in a haunting mystery that plays with narrative form and player interaction

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    Dayten Rose, 11 March 2025

    Workplace dystopia Diacritic combines cryptic poetry with satisfying puzzles

    Diacritic mixes interactive fiction with satisfying puzzles in the guise of a workplace dystopia. It’s reminiscent of Papers, Please and Severance, but it’s wholly unique.

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    Corey Hardt, 5 March 2025

    New thinky releases from February 2025

    Another month gone by means another big list of all the thinky games that landed on our radar. Here's our February releases list, including some 2D-3D swapping, a minimal city-builder, a dice-deck-builder, a new Civilization game, a fan expansion for LOK and a whole lot more.

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    Dayten Rose, 4 March 2025

    Multi-dimensional puzzle platformer Vextorial will test your mental gymnastics

    Vextorial is a multi-dimensional puzzle platformer with a chill retro aesthetic and a mysterious narrative. It’s rough around the edges but wholly unique.

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    Dayten Rose, 3 March 2025

    Retro game anthology UFO 50 holds a treasure trove of thinky games

    Of the 22 puzzle, strategy, and tactics games under UFO 50’s “thinky” tab, these are our favourites.

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    Megan Bidmead, 27 February 2025

    Awkward bus journeys, noisy gigs, and busy cinema trips are all adorable puzzles in Is This Seat Taken?

    You've got a bus stop full of people waiting for a ride, but they won't sit just anywhere. Take control and look after everyone's preferences in cute puzzler Is This Seat Taken?

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    Sergiu Dumitriu, 25 February 2025

    We played over 50 thinky demos from Steam Next Fest, here are the best

    Take a scroll through our top puzzle picks from this year's Steam Next Fest.

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    Emma Withington, 24 February 2025

    Grief is on the cards in mesmerising soulslike deckbuilder Death Howl

    Death Howl showcases a masterful blend of an unlikely pairing.

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