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New thinky releases from February 2025

Corey Hardt, 5 Mar 2025

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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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    Alan Hazelden, 20 February 2025

    Alan Hazelden's Thinky Third Thursday — February 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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    Joseph Mansfield, 13 February 2025

    Swampy Boots: the puzzle so fiendish it has its own dedicated community

    A short history of one of puzzle gaming's greatest foes.

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    Corey Hardt, 11 February 2025

    New thinky releases from January 2025

    We're one month through the new year! And here's a new list to celebrate. All the newly released games that got our attention in the month of January, collected in one place. The much-anticipated Roottrees remake, a few games built around paper puzzles, a popular Minesweeper variant and much more.

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    Dayten Rose, 11 February 2025

    While Waiting is a quiet appreciation of life’s slow moments

    Puzzle minigame collection While Waiting is out now and it trades intense puzzle solving for a funny, delightful riff on boredom

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