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Return of the Obra Dinn

A grisly detective mystery aboard a ghost, merchant ship.

Handcrafted Sudoku puzzles on strangely-shaped 3D grids.

Help DadHog bring his hedgehog children home by sticking together (literally) and rotating through grid-based puzzles.

Jigsaws and arithmetic are combined in this cat-powered circuitry-building game.

Designed as an introduction to DROD, solve turn-based combat puzzles as Beethro's grandfather, Gunthro.

Set the stage for stories to come to life.

Battle monsters and level up your dicey heroes in this roguelike strategy game.

Split and merge to rescue your Starpuffs in this simultaneous-movement puzzler.

Strategically plant trees to create regions of similar shape and color.

Pilot your mech squad through puzzly tactical encounters.

Gameplay:

Has narrative

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Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
Play a game within a game to escape an old, haunted shack.
Return of the Obra Dinn
A grisly detective mystery aboard a ghost, merchant ship.
Outer Wilds
Explore a solar system and unravel its mysteries.
Tunic
What appears to be a difficult Souls-like adventure game hides layers of secrets and discoveries.
Chants of Sennaar
Ascend a tower, deciphering the languages of its inhabitants.
The Case of the Golden Idol
The story of a mysterious artefact told through twelve whodunits.
Portal
Solve test chambers with a portal gun in this first-person classic.
Fez
Explore the third dimension in this retro-style 2D puzzle platformer.
The Talos Principle
Overcome Elohim's tests in this philosophical first-person puzzler.
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
You have been invited to Hotel Letztes Jahr, a strange manor full of lateral puzzles and a dark past.
Into the Breach
Pilot your mech squad through puzzly tactical encounters.
Myst
A genre-defining adventure across enigmatic worlds.

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