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Alan Hazelden's Thinky Third Thursday — June 2026

Alan Hazelden, 20 Jun 2026

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    Corey Hardt, 14 June 2026

    One of the highest rated boardgames of all time is now available on Steam

    Uprising is a spinoff based on the popular Dune: Imperium deckbuilding and worker placement game, and considered by many to be the best version of the game. It's available now for the first time in digital format.

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    Corey Hardt, 12 June 2026

    From the studio behind There Is No Game, embark on a time-stretching Sherlock Holmes adventure: Crushed in Time is out now

    Follow the famous Holmes and Watson duo in a new point-and-click (or click-and-stretch?) narrative mystery that features a unique method of interaction and breaks all sorts of meta-layer walls.

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    Joseph Mansfield, 1 June 2026

    Thinky Dailies Season 3 starts today!

    That’s right: as announced in our recent Thinky Direct presentation, after a short break Thinky Dailies is back for season 3, and this time our thinky hero is heading off to the Solver’s mountain outpost!

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    Corey Hardt, 29 May 2026

    Catch up with all the reveals and trailers from our annual Thinky Direct presentation

    This week we went live with our 2nd annual Thinky Direct, a giant video presentation and celebration of dozens of upcoming puzzle-adjacent games, featuring over 40 announcements, trailers, new demos and more. Watch now and browse the list of showcased games!

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    Corey Hardt, 26 May 2026

    Sudokuvania and Sudokoid: uncover a huge metroidvania map and boss fights in the latest of these giant logic puzzles

    There's a new craze in the world of paper logic puzzles: taking after the metroidvania genre of videogames, ambitious creators are making huge, sprawling sudoku puzzles that you slowly uncover and learn new mechanics as you explore.

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    Alan Hazelden, 21 May 2026

    Alan Hazelden's Thinky Third Thursday — May 2026

    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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    Corey Hardt, 18 May 2026

    Our Thinky Direct returns on May 28th with dozens of reveals and announcements, kicking off the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase on Steam

    Mark your calendars: next Thursday, May 28th, over 40 trailers and game reveals are going to fill up your wishlist when our annual Thinky Direct presentation goes live.

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    Corey Hardt, 15 May 2026

    The Thinky Puzzle Game Jam returns for its sixth year in June

    Another June is fast approaching, and that means one of the biggest community jams centered around the genre of games we love is right around the corner.

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    Corey Hardt, 14 May 2026

    The end of a best-selling puzzle trilogy has been announced: The Talos Principle 3 coming soon to Steam and PS5

    Developer Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital made a big announcement this week: the third and final game in the Talos Principle series (not counting one remake) is on its way, and the series appears to be going cosmic for the first time.

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