No matter how many we solve, there are always more cases to crack. The Detective's Apprentice is a newly revealed mystery-solving game that asks you to gather evidence and ask the right questions. As Cleo Ace you'll play the novice sleuth, learning from your Sherlock of an aunt and sniffing out the culprits of various crimes.
Our database editors are always hard at work expanding the range of games covered by our big Thinky Games Database: this time around we've got a whole bunch of new entries in the area of paper puzzles that don't tell you how you're supposed to solve them.
"Draknek" (aka Alan Hazelden) is the familiar designer and/or publisher name behind many classic puzzle games, and these days they're also known for a recurring program that aims to provide much-needed funding to underrepresented developers working in our relatively niche scene of thinky puzzles.
Our friends at Wholesome Games love to showcase all games cute, cozy, colorful and feel-good. Their big Steam Celebration just kicked off, featuring lots of discounts, demos and new game reveals. Here are some puzzle-adjacent picks we've pulled from the mix.
Sometimes things just happen to line up, and today is one of those days: no less than 4 titles that have been on our radar are officially out in the world today. Make room in your library for Strange Jigsaws, Is This Seat Taken?, Öoo and The Royal Writ.
The retro-Zelda inspired tropical puzzle game Isles of Sea and Sky won Most Anticipated honor at the Thinky Awards before debuting last year and living up to the hype. Now the Mysterious Update has released, a free addition to the game adding new puzzles and a mysterious secret layer.
Flip Voyage and Fliptown: New Frontiers are on Kickstarter now, two small boxes that expand on the world of Fliptown, a popular western sandbox game that works great solo and is played entirely using a standard deck of cards.
Announced and revealed in the latest Pokémon Presents video, Pokémon Friends brings Professor Layton-style variety logic puzzles with cute creature themes to Switch and mobile. With a kid-friendly challenge level and limits on available puzzles, is this something puzzle fans can get excited about?
If you somehow managed to get through all of our thorough coverage of the Steam Summer Sale with your wallet intact and not enough games to play, don't worry: there must always be a Steam sale on the throne, and right now that sale is the Automation Fest, focused on games all about logistics, conveyor belts, and optimization.
It hasn't been much of a wait: just about two months since the release of The Lemurian Phoenix, the next installment in the Golden Idol Investigations series of DLC is suddenly here. Explore an ancient, high-tech Lemuria in this new expansion that brings four new cases to the world of the hit detective game The Rise of the Golden Idol.
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