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  1. News
    Corey Hardt, 14 June 2025

    Assembly-line automation game Kaizen: A Factory Story sets July 14th release date, demo out now

    The next game from acclaimed designer Zack Barth has a launch date, and it's not far away: a few weeks from now on July 14th you'll be able to dive into your new job, constructing assembly lines for various products being manufactured in a factory in 1980s Japan.

  2. News
    Corey Hardt, 11 June 2025

    Get schooled in the art of puzzles in the newly announced Escape Academy 2

    A new trailer debuted at Summer Game Fest showing off Escape Academy 2, a new sequel to the popular co-op escape room game, this time taking place on a big open campus for you to explore.

  3. News
    Corey Hardt, 6 June 2025

    The Switch 2 is out now — here are the best backwards compatible thinky games from the Switch catalogue

    The launch lineup of games for Nintendo's newest console aren't the most exciting in terms of puzzly offerings. But the Switch 2 boasts almost perfect backwards compatibility, meaning that any of these time-tested classics are available if you're getting one soon.

  4. News
    Corey Hardt, 5 June 2025

    Thinky Direct 2025: Curate and sell cryptic occult objects in the new demo for Strange Antiquities

    A new demo dropped today for the sequel to the popular Strange Horticulture, this time around focusing less on plants and more on magical relics and artefacts, the uses of which you'll need to deduce and identify in order to satisfy customers.

  5. News
    Corey Hardt, 4 June 2025

    Get a pack of new scratch-off puzzle games from the creator of Zachtronics

    Zach Barth is best known as the founder and namesake of the studio Zachtronics, developers of such popular automation-programming games as Opus Magnum, Spacechem and Infinifactory. This time around he's on Kickstarter to produce an unusual physical game: a set of scratch-card puzzles you reveal as you play.

  6. News
    Corey Hardt, 28 May 2025

    Watch the new trailer for Supraworld, a visually impressive puzzle metroidvania in a miniature world

    Over 3 years in the making, Supraworld is the latest in the Supraland series of games, 3D metroidvania exploration games with a focus on interactivity and challenging puzzles.

  7. News
    Corey Hardt, 22 May 2025

    The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase returns to Steam on May 29th

    One week from today the biggest Steam sale event in our puzzle scene is kicking off: The Cerebral Puzzle showcase week will feature discounts galore and plenty of new demos and releases.

  8. News
    Corey Hardt, 20 May 2025

    Just announced: Our first ever Thinky Direct showcase, featuring reveals from Wholesome Games, Akupara, Draknek & Friends and more

    On May 29th, tune in at 10am PDT, 1pm EDT, 7pm CEST, 6pm BST to one of our biggest events yet: the inaugural Thinky Direct, packed with exclusive trailers, reveals and world premieres from some of the biggest talents in the scene.

  9. News
    Corey Hardt, 15 May 2025

    Browse our huge new Thinky Games Database update: engineering & automation games galore

    The database experts on the Thinky Games team have been hard at work creating new detailed genre collections, and this first wave comes with lots of new entries for engineering, automation and "zachlike" programming games.

  10. News
    Corey Hardt, 13 May 2025

    Solve five new Golden Idol cases in The Lemurian Phoenix DLC, out today

    The latest expansion of new mysteries for the hit detective game The Rise of the Golden Idol has arrived on consoles and PC, and things look to be taking a ritualistic turn.

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