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Puzzle video games make up a broad genre of video games that emphasize puzzle solving. The types of puzzles can test problem-solving skills, including logic, pattern recognition, sequence solving, spatial recognition, and word completion. Many puzzle games involve a real-time element and require quick thinking, such as Tetris (1985) and ...
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It took over three decades to happen, but Monkey Island co-creators Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman finally returned to their old grog-drenched shores this year for a long-awaited sequel.Return to Monkey Island is both a retro-styled throwback and a thoroughly modern puzzle game; all the graphic adventure stylings and witty dialogue of the 1990s, but...
Escape Academy blends the excitement and intrigue of escape rooms with the wacky and wonderful world of video games, presenting players with twelve unique puzzle rooms to, well, escape from. The player will feel like a master escape artist as they work through each room, uncovering hidden doors in libraries, slipping through lasers, defusing bombs ...
Immortality is a puzzle made up of motion picture pieces but, unlike every other jigsaw you’ve ever started, this one is far too compelling to be left half-completed on your coffee table.Its simple video editing interface means you can easily scrub forwards and backwards through a scattered archive of movie clips while leaving one hand free to unta...
Rules, much like walls, are meant to be broken – crushed, destroyed, and eliminated in the quickest way possible. Teardown pits players against tasks ranging from destroying buildings, stealing cars, and flipping switches within a given timeframe. The methodical pacing of planning the perfect getaway easily becomes a mad dash to the finish line. Ev...
Though perhaps simple at first glance thanks to its pixel art aesthetic, The Case of the Golden Idol is a wonderfully complicated game.Players must solve murders by looking deep into each scene, analysing what they find, and stitching together clues bit by bit. This gameplay loop is a refreshing take on the murder mystery genre, and slowly but sure...
IGN staff picks Return to Monkey Island as the best puzzle game of 2022, praising its retro-styled graphics, witty dialogue, and well-designed puzzles. They also highlight five other puzzle games that impressed them, such as Immortality, Escape Academy, and Teardown.
Feb 27, 2024 · Stimulate your gray matter with these challenging and entertaining brainteasers for PC. Puzzle games task you with discovering solutions using your head, not brute force. At their worst, they...
- Kami. Release date: 2014 | Developer: State of Play | Steam. Kami’s rules are simple: click on any pattern of contiguous squares of the same color to change them to another color of your choosing, and try to make the whole sheet the same color in as few moves as possible.
- Lyne. Release date: 2014 | Developer: Thomas Bowker | Steam. Lyne is another game we share with mobile, but worth a shout. It’s not the sort of game that stumps you, stopping you cold—it’s one for fiddling with until the solution appears.
- SpaceChem. Release date: 2011 | Developer: Zachtronics | Steam. SpaceChem is about making molecules, though you don’t need a graduate degree in chemistry to sort out its puzzles.
- The Swapper. Release date: 2013 | Developer: Facepalm Games | Steam. The primary mechanic in The Swapper is the ability to create a few clones of your main character wherever your line of sight and clone-gun reach permits, which then allows you to ‘swap’ to that clone instantly.
Dec 17, 2021 · Chicory: A Colorful Tale is IGN's pick for the best puzzle game of 2021, with its colorful and creative world and emotional story. See also the other nominees, such as Maquette, TOEM, and Unpacking, and vote for your favorite first-person puzzle game.
Feb 5, 2024 · A list of the best puzzle games ever made, from Portal to Hogwarts Legacy, with release dates, platforms, and genres. Find out which games will challenge your brain and creativity in different ways.
Jul 25, 2023 · A guide to the best puzzle games of all time, from Portal 2 to Baba Is You. Find out the genres, platforms, ratings, and reviews of each game. Learn how to solve puzzles, explore mysteries, and challenge yourself with these classic and indie titles.
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