Posts Tagged ‘puzzle’

Review: Wunderling

March 23, 2020

Take control of a low-level minion and jump and dash your way through levels, with the goal to stop the hero Carrot-Man from rescuing Princess Pea.

by David Koury

8.0

Review: Family Tree

January 10, 2020

Family Tree is a unique puzzle game from Infinite States Games. Collect all the fruit and coins before Pedro the evil skull shows up to ruin your day.

by L.J. Lowery

8.5

9.3

Review: MO—Astray

November 22, 2019

Discover the secrets behind some ethically-questionable experiments, including your own, in Archplay's MO: Astray.

by Maurice Pogue

8.5

Review: Unheard

November 15, 2019

Unheard is about solving mysteries using only audible recordings of past conversations. Can you piece together the scene of a crime using only these records of dialogue?

by E.L. Wilson

7.0

Review: Crystal Crisis

August 1, 2019

Worlds collide in a battle for the powerful red crystal in this epic Puzzle Fighter inspired crossover from Nicalis.

by L.J. Lowery

9.0

Review: Ghost Giant

May 30, 2019

A well-crafted emotional journey that takes place in a wonderfully-looking world." Check out what we thought of Ghost Giant, the new PSVR game out now!

by Lucas Miller

8.0

Review: Baba is You

May 6, 2019

Baba is You. You is Player. You Play Game. You is Win. Check out what we thought of Baba is You, the new puzzle game for PC and Nintendo Switch!

by Andrew Feistner

6.5

Review: Alien—Blackout (iOS/Android)

March 19, 2019

Developer: D3GO Publisher: FoxNext Games Genre: Action, Horror, Puzzle Platforms: iOS, Android Rating: T for Teen Price: $4.99 After the somewhat polarizing reviews for Alien: Isolation, fans of the franchise weren’t sure if they would get another [...]

by Damien Chambers

6.0

Review: Degrees of Separation (PS4)

March 14, 2019

Developer: Moondrop Publisher: Modus Game Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Genre: Puzzle, Platformer Rating: E for Everyone Price: $19.99 Degrees of Separation is an indie puzzle-platformer [...]

by Luke Manning

6.0

Review: Rehtona (PC)

February 5, 2019

Developer: Dot 4 Joy Publisher: Joyient Genre: Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer Platforms: PC Rating: None (E for Everyone, likely) Price: $12.99 When I was younger during the stone age of the 8-bit era, the first successful puzzle game that I can really [...]

by E.L. Wilson

7.5

Review: Lifty (iOS)

January 1, 2019

Developer: Major Frank Pty Ltd Publisher: Major Frank Pty Ltd Genre: Puzzle Platform: iOS, Android Rating: E for Everyone Price: Free, In-App Purchases Lifty is a puzzle game where players are tasked with delivering the Minion-like characters to the floor [...]

by Damien Chambers

8.0

Review: Tricky Towers (Xbox One)

November 29, 2018

Developer: WeirdBeard Publisher: WeirdBeard Platform: Xbox One, Switch, Playstation 4, PC Genre: Puzzle Rating: E Price: $14.99 A year after launching on the PC and PlayStation 4, Tricky Towers received a Xbox One release as well, along with an additional [...]

by Andrew Borck

9.5

Review: Tetris Effect (PS4)

November 19, 2018

Developer: Resonair Publisher: Enhance, Inc. Genre: Puzzle Platforms: PlayStation 4 Rating: Everyone Price: $39.99 Since its initial release in the early 1980s, Tetris has come in more flavors than your local ice cream shop keeps on [...]

by Joe Morgan

9.0

Review: Transpose (PC VR)

November 13, 2018

Developer: Secret Location Inc Publisher: Secret Location Inc Genre: Puzzle Platforms: PC VR,PS VR Rating:E for Everyone Price: $19.99 From the makers of The Great C comes an interactive VR puzzle-solving game that challenges both your brain and your [...]

by John Campbell

6.8

Review: Swordcrafters

October 30, 2018

Designer: Adam Rehberg and Chris Newman Artist: Rodrigo Camilo Alves De Almeida Publisher: Adam’s Apple Games, LLC Category: Abstract Strategy, Puzzle Player Count: 1-5 Price: $35 for the base, $49 for the expanded edition The Lord of the Rings. The Three [...]

by Andrew Borck

8.5

Review: To Leave (PC)

October 23, 2018

Developer: Freaky Creations Publisher: Freaky Creations Genre: Puzzle, Platformer Platforms: PS4, PC Rating: M for Mature Price: $9.99 Six years ago, a group of twelve people came together to form the developer formally known as Freaky [...]

by John Campbell

Preview: Backworlds (PC)

October 12, 2018

I am a hopeless sucker for games with an interesting gimmick or twist. Certainly there’s something to be said for simplicity and pulling off a classic formula well; all the same, I love to see a game that tries something unique, something to mix up [...]

by Johnathan Burton

8.0

Review: Blind (PC VR)

September 18, 2018

Developer: Tiny Bull Studios Publisher: Fellow Traveler Genre: Adventure, Puzzle, Horror Platforms: PC4, PC VR, PS VR Rating: T for Teen Price: $24.99 It would be natural for fans of 2017’s sleeper hit indie game Perception to be naturally attracted [...]

by Maurice Pogue

7.5

Review: OneShot (PC)

August 10, 2018

Developer: Little Cat Feet Publisher: Degica Platforms: PC Genre: Puzzle, Adventure Rating: N/A Price: $9.99 If you have never heard of the game OneShot before, I do not blame you. OneShot is a small indie game that released to little fanfare back in [...]

by Michael Mendis

8.0

Review: Pool Panic (Switch)

August 1, 2018

Developer: Rekim Publisher: Adult Swim Games Genre: Puzzle, Adventure, Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC Rating: E 10+ Price: $14.99 Ever come come across a game on your favorite platform and ask, “What in the world is this”? Indie games can be [...]

by L.J. Lowery

4.0

Review: TurtlePop—Journey to Freedom (Switch)

July 13, 2018

Developer: Zengami Publisher: Digipen Game Studios Genre: Puzzle, Platformer Platforms: Switch Rating: E for Everyone Price: $12.99 Adding to the vast library of Nindies on the Nintendo Switch, TurtlePop: Journey to Freedom joins the club. Developed by [...]

by John Campbell

7.5

Review: Lake Ridden (PC)

June 4, 2018

Developer: Midnight Hub Publisher: Midnight Hub Genre: Puzzle, Adventure, Mystery Platforms: PC Rating: N/A Price: $19.99 The term “walking simulator” has become a pejorative in gaming fandom. The disdain for this genre of games is so [...]

by Danny Vargas

7.5

Review: Solo (PC)

May 16, 2018

Developer: Team Gotham Publisher: Team Gotham Genre: Adventure, Puzzle Platforms: PC Rating: N/A Price: $14.99 Many artists take inspiration from their life experiences. Team Gotham is no different in this regard. Per their own admission, the [...]

by Danny Vargas

7.0

Review: The Station (PS4)

May 14, 2018

Developer: The Station Publisher: The Station Genre: Puzzle, Adventure Platforms: Xbox One, PC, PS4, Rating: T for Teen Price: $14.99 With my experience playing puzzle games in the past, The Station left an unique but frustrating taste in my [...]

by Karen Kennedy

5.0

ECHOPLEX (PC)

April 6, 2018

Developer: Output Games Publisher: Output Games, Indienova Genre: Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation Rating: N/A (Probably T) Platforms: PC/Steam Price: $14.99 In this first-person puzzle game, you work your way through of series of mazes. To [...]

by Simon Jones

Preview: Cefore (PC)

March 1, 2018

Pixelz Games, the developers behind Cefore, know a thing or two about getting a second chance. Initially they attempted to fund their game through a Kickstarter campaign; unfortunately, it failed. That might have been the end of the story had publisher [...]

by Johnathan Burton

7.5

Review: Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (3DS)

January 2, 2018

Developer: Level 5, Capcom Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Adventure, Puzzle, Visual Novel Rating: Teen Platforms: 3DS Price: $29.99 One franchise that arguably helped the original Nintendo DS reach the heights of popularity that it did was the Professor [...]

by Gareth Tucker

7.3

8.5

Review: Ayo—A Rain Tale (PC)

November 22, 2017

Developer: Inkline Ltd. Publisher: Inkline Ltd. Genre: Platformer, Adventure Rating: None Given (Probably E) Platforms: PC/Steam Price: $9.99 Ayo: A Rain Tale is a platformer that takes a young girl on a journey through dangers both natural and magical. [...]

by Simon Jones

6.0

Review: Zendo

November 1, 2017

Designer: Kory Heath Artist: Looney Labs Publisher: Looney Labs Category: Abstract, Puzzle Players: 3-5 Price: $39.99 Amazon.com Zendo is a popular game of inductive reasoning from Looney Labs. One player is chosen as the “moderator,” and she [...]

by Stephen Hall

8.5

8.3

Review: Thimbleweed Park (Switch)

October 24, 2017

Developer: Terrible Toybox Publisher: Terrible Toybox Genre: Point-and-Click, Adventure, Puzzle-Solving Platforms: PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, XBox One, iOS, Android Rating: T for Teen Price: $19.99 From the makers of Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey [...]

by John Campbell

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