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New thinky releases from December 2024

Corey Hardt, 23 January 2025

Here's our big catch-all list of the significant releases that landed on our radar in the last month of 2024. Featuring the much anticipated digital version of puzzle-book LOK, the 3rd entry in the famous Monument Valley series, the cryptic first-person Chroma Zero, plenty of new block-pushing twists from Hempuli, and more.

Monument Valley 3

Begin a thrilling new voyage into an enchanting puzzle world. Navigate optical illusions to bring together a village and guide them to a new home.

App Store (iPhone, iPad) — Free with Netflix Subscription

Google Play (Android) — Free with Netflix Subscription

LOK Digital

Learn a cryptic language of world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Embark on your charming puzzle-solving journey to help the LOK creatures thrive.

Steam (Windows, MacOS) — $14.99

Chroma Zero

Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

Steam (Windows) — $11.11

Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations.

Steam (Windows, MacOS, Linux) — $29.99

Duckthing's Rolling Rooms

Duckthing's Rolling Rooms is a puzzle platformer with a weird duck. Rotate the rooms to help Duckthing through each level and reach his goal.

Steam (Windows) — $4.99

2024: Mosaic Retrospective

2024: Mosaic Retrospective is a charity-fundraising picross/minesweeper hybrid featuring a single ENORMOUS puzzle inspired by global news stories from throughout the year.

Steam (Windows, MacOS) — Free, donation suggested

Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 - The Dead King's Secret

Dungeons of Dreadrock - The Dead King's Secret is Part 2 of the (yet unfinished) Dreadrock Trilogy. In this episode you'll puzzle and fight your way through the ancient cavern parts of Dreadrock Mountain. The game features 100 levels, 5 bosses, two different endings and tons of adorable pixel art.

Steam (Windows) — $14.99

204Snake!

204Snake! is a unique puzzle game that puts a snake on a 2048 board. The snake is hungry for some board tiles, so its up to you to mix and match the tile critters to satisfy snakes taste without trying to crush it!

itch.io (Web) — Free

Covemouth

We've run out of funds so Covemonty will have to find their own meals for a while

itch.io (Web) — Free

Starmount

We're getting close to the end of Monty's contract so we thought we'd launch them into space. It Just Makes Sense

itch.io (Web) — Free

Covermount

One of our programmers said that they wanted to express their opinion on the quality of our offices via this game. We don't understand.

itch.io (Web) — Free

Covemachine

We're still returning back to normal after Covermount, we didn't finish the installation on these Covemonties. Help

itch.io (Web) — Free

The Confounding Calendar 2024

A free online advent calendar of games: a collection of tiny puzzle surprises for you to play each day in December.

itch.io (Web) — Free

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