March seems to have been a jam-packed month of puzzley stuff: here's the big list of everything that caught our attention to help you sort it out. We got the long-awaited Ligo, a new set of cases for The Rise of the Golden Idol, a unique and fun PuzzleScript creation, a tactics deckbuilder, a sequel to the cryptic language game Lingo, puzzles about slimes, puzzles about bodily functions, a game about sheep, a city-builder, a narrative mystery in a house of secrets... and the list goes on!
Reduce Yourself
Make yourself smaller and shift your shape around to fit through all sorts of tight spaces in this charming little free puzzler.
itch.io (Web) — Free
Rotosaurus Adventure
Rotosaurus Adventure is a puzzle game with a twist. Rotate the world to traverse obstacles and find a way into the goal. Manage boxes, avoid spikes, and use other tools in creative ways to overcome mind-twisting challenges!
Steam (Windows) — Free
Ligo
Explore a mysterious non-linear world filled with puzzles and secrets. Make small creatures work together to lift the curse and reconnect the world.
Steam (Windows) — $14.99
Golden Idol Investigations - The Sins of New Wells
In this expansion to The Rise of the Golden Idol, follow Roy Samson and his new partner, Cliff Savea, on the case to solve four brand new scenarios dealing with an organized crime syndicate plaguing the big smoke of New Wells.
Steam (Windows, MacOS) — $5.99
Wakey Wakey
Wakey Wakey is a Puzzle Platformer with a unique world-bending twist. Navigate your everchanging bedroom, take control of new household objects, and overcome surprising obstacles to help this sleepy guy get a good night's rest.
Steam (Windows) — $2.99
Knights in Tight Spaces
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.
Steam (Windows) — $19.99 (demo available)
Ursid
Ursid is a zen puzzle game inspired by the constellations and the beauty of their imaginary pictures. Connect the stars, explore the hidden images, you will gradually reveal an emotional father-son story while counting down to the moment the Ursid Shower appears.
Steam (Windows, MacOS) — $4.99
Do No Harm
Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?
Steam (Windows) — $15.99
So Fart Away
Help Linguini, our hero, escape from a stinky trap using only your FARTS! Avoid farting on others and uncover the wild mechanics of your farts by solving simple and challenging puzzles in this comedic sokoban game! Think twice before you fart!
Steam (Windows) — $9.99 (demo available)
The Children of Clay
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Steam (Windows, Linux) — Free
Blobun
You are a blob bunny. Your goal? Touch every tile! Get your slime all over the place and overcome tricks and traps as you make your way through this casual puzzle game.
Steam (Windows, Linux) — $14.99 (demo available)
Lingo 2
Lingo 2 blends word puzzles and impossible geometry, with brand new puzzle mechanics and a large, colorful world to discover. Welcome back!
Steam (Windows) — $9.99 (demo available)
Palm Cracker
Delve into a gripping world of puzzles, true ciphers on an old PalmPilot system. Will you uncover the Crypt Killer’s confession and bring him to justice, or will he escape the law?
Steam (Windows) — Free
River Towns
Solve puzzles by placing buildings and creating vibrant cities in River Towns. Each district has its own style and shapes, making every level a new challenge. Help to restore and rebuild our River Towns.
Steam (Windows) — $14.99
The Darkest Files
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
Steam (Windows, MacOS) — $19.99 (demo available)
Flocking Hell
Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion. It blends calm exploration with auto-battler combat, offering a mix of easy-to-learn mechanics and thought-provoking gameplay. It also has a LOT of sheep 🐑😈
Steam (Windows) — $9.99 (demo available)
YOUR HOUSE
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Steam (Windows, MacOS) — $9.99 (demo available)
Once Upon a Tile
Once Upon A Tile is a rogue-lite strategic dungeon-builder, where you don't control the hero! Instead, you cleverly place dungeon tiles to guide your hero to victory - or to their demise, if you are careless. You will need to be tricky and clever in this dungeon-building puzzle game!
Steam (Windows) — $17.99
Dollyban
A very challenging sokoban game from increpare, the creator of Stephen's Sausage Roll and PuzzleScript.
Puzzlescript (Web) — Free
Einstein's Cats
A cozy, relaxing puzzle game all about cats. Solve brain-twisting logic clues to sort picky cats into their favorite boxes. Unlock stickers as you play to use in your Sticker-book to create your own cute cuddly cat scenes!
Steam (Windows) — $4.99 (demo available)
So to Speak
Can you learn Japanese by solving puzzles? So to Speak is a game about wandering in Japan, looking at signs, overhearing conversations, and using context clues in the environment to figure out what it all means. No background in Japanese is assumed.
Steam (Windows, MacOS, Linux) — $17.99 (demo available)
Escape from Mutation Station
A short, unconventional escape room experience. You are the candidate. You must find a way out of this room. Things are not as they seem.
Steam (Windows) — $3.99
Rules & Rodents
A puzzling adventure where you abuse the Rules set by your Rat captors! 📜🐀 Manipulate enemies and environments with the commanding power of Rules to escape!
Steam (Windows) — $5.99 (demo available)
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