The next big game from the studio behind The Witness has been revealed: Order of the Sinking Star is a grand puzzle adventure that expands and smashes together a bunch of great small & free puzzle games from the past.
Lunarch Studios are veteran puzzle game makers, and their latest endeavor of pretty, rainbow logic grids has just been revealed.
The eerie, cryptic puzzle-platformer exploration game Nonolith has been anticipated for some time, and last week we got our hands on the game's first demo, finally being able to drop into this strange world and begin our work of peeling back its unexplained layers.
Our annual awards show is returning for another year: you can now see the nominees in every category and cast your vote for the various audience awards.
One of our favorite designers working in the space of paper puzzles has just released a big new project that has been in development for a long time: HERD is a puzzle-book-boardgame bearing the signature style of Blaž Urban Gracar.
Announced this week from indie publisher Critical Reflex, Inkblood has a gothic, foreboding and old-world feel. The stunning illustrated style renders all kinds of gruesome crimes and rituals you'll need to pick apart in your role as an Inquisitor.
It's very exciting to finally be able to share: Thinky Dailies are our very own daily puzzles that will premiere on the site once a day, featuring charming illustrations, a big variety of puzzle types, and playable on mobile or desktop browser.
The community has made lots of tiny puzzle surprises, and they're being curated and released one at a time for you to enjoy on The Confounding Calendar homepage. It's all on the web and totally free.
Our big awards show returns for its 3rd year, a celebration of all the finest new games that really made us think this year. Starting today you can nominate any game that you believe should be considered for the 2025 awards.
We've been singing the praises of LOK for years now: first there was a physical puzzle book, then a digital Steam adaptation, and now a whole new group of players will be able to discover this cryptic little language on Nintendo Switch.
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