Hey folks — we're back with another delightful month of thinky games for you!
This June brought us a couple of clever puzzle platformers, a cute line-drawing game about feeding monsters, and a terrifyingly complicated-looking game about proving your way through Minesweeper. Not only that, but it was also host to the third edition of the Thinky Puzzle Game Jam, so there's plenty of excellent jam games to try out too!
Wise Garden
Released: 2nd June Developer: Double MachineAvailable on: Steam (Windows, Linux) — $9.99
Play as a gardener in Wise Garden, a puzzle game inspired by feudal Japan. Play with zen garden's elements and find your own solution to please your clients. Establish yourself as the best gardener.
Fractal Factory
Released: 3rd June Developer: bcat112aAvailable on: Itch.io (Windows, MacOS, Linux) — free
factory puzzle game
Bombe
Released: 4th June Developer: Charlie BrejAvailable on: Steam (Windows, MacOS, Linux) — $4.99
Minesweeper, but you only solve each situation once.
SlitherThink
Released: 5th June Developer: No FaceAvailable on: Itch.io (Web) — free
Ssssolve thissss sssssnake puzzle game by ssssslithering around and ssssleuthing out the meaning of the ssssymbols indicated by the rule indicator lightssss...
Made for the 2023 8 Bitsss to Infinity Puzzle Jam 3...
R.O.O.T (Early Access)
Released: 8th June Developer: theArkitect Available on: Steam (Windows) — $14.99
R.O.O.T. is a puzzle game that utilizes the Slide mechanic: Units move on the mainboard. Units can generate and transmit Signals. Signal can connect Units and activate them.
Lonely Path
Released: 8th June Developer: Gilded Rune GamesAvailable on: Steam (Windows, MacOS) — $5.99, Itch.io (Windows, MacOS) — $5.99
Lonely Path is a relaxing puzzle game where you move and stacks tiles to create paths through 5 nature themed, hand-drawn regions! Try your hand at 100 different levels or make your own and share them with the community!
Math & Topology (Early Access)
Released: 13th June Developer: Panthera Titanium Available on: Steam (Windows) — $1.99
A puzzle that challenges both the topological and mathematical skills of the player. Draw lines, use operator tiles to produce new numbers, and complete levels with square- and hexagon-shaped tiles!
I Made Myself An AI
Released: 20th June Developer: Draih Available on: Steam (Windows) — $8.99
Build circuits and manage heat as you complete tasks in this surprisingly intuitive puzzle game unlike anything you've ever played before.
Feed All Monsters
Released: 22nd June Developer: DU&IAvailable on: Steam (Windows) — $2.99
Feed All Monsters is a cute and cozy Line Puzzle game. Assist a team of delivery workers in their quest to bring tasty food to all the little monsters. Find the optimal path for each worker in order to get all the monsters fed.
Colored Effects
Released: 22nd June Developer: TacSouAvailable on: Steam (Windows, Linux) — $4.99
Colored Effects is a puzzle platformer game where you use different abilities to advance through levels. Each color grants a unique ability. Switch between the colors and their effects to collect gems, defeat bosses, and solve fun puzzles.
Pipelinks
Released: 22nd June Developer: Alexio GamesAvailable on: Steam (Windows, MacOS, Linux) — $14.99
Welcome to Pipelinks, a 2D tile-based puzzle game where you'll use your problem-solving skills to connect a variety of pipe creatures and help them navigate challenging levels!
A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers (DLC)
Released: 27th June Developer: Max InfernoAvailable on: Steam (Windows, MacOS) — $5.99
Sort, stack, and organize household objects into particular arrangements in A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers. Prepare to clean out the cabinets and secret compartments of the home with even more charming illustrations, surprising scenarios, and 25 delightful new Cupboards & Drawers themed puzzles to discover.
This DLC requires the base game A Little to the Left to play.
Magicube
Released: 30th June Developer: nebu sokuAvailable on: Steam (Windows) — $2.99
A magical puzzle platformer made with PICO-8. Be thinky to get the legendary treasure.
Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 3 submissions!
Lastly, don't forget to check out all the submissions to this year's Thinky Puzzle Game Jam (yep, all 59 of them!). The theme this time was "Chalk and Cheese", which has prompted a whole bunch of brilliant ideas.
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