Last year was the start of a new tradition in the world of puzzle-adjacent games: the Thinky Awards! (See last year's winners here.) We take public submissions and suggestions before a big panel of judges — including our team, industry devs, and thinky fans — curate and narrow down the results to the list of official nominees.
The hope is that by the end of the judging and selection process, we've plucked out a crop of games that showcase the best of the current state of the scene, representatives of all the brilliant creative work being done in this world of games that make you think.
We've got a whole new Thinky Awards page set up where you can browse the nominations across all 12 categories, from Game of the Year to Best Challenging Game to the Most Anticipated upcoming game: check them all out here.
Three of our categories, our Community Choice awards, are also open for public vote. If you'd like to have your say, head over to the voting form now.
We wish the best of luck to all nominees, and hope the awards help you discover some incredible games.
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