Vote for the Next Puzzle Game!
Added 2023-07-19 07:43:26 +0000 UTC
[Prey 2017 fan art by hexacult_floof because I felt like it]
Remember when I accidentally let Hi-Fi Rush win the indie poll even though it was made by Tango Gameworks, the makers of The Evil Within? Whoops! Turns out it wasn't such a big deal though. Between Fear & Hunger 1&2, Password, Arches, Echo, and Project Zomboid we've had a plethora of games that are indie-but-categorized-elsewhere on the schedule, so the actual indie slot was hardly missed.
So what's next? You might be thinking Blacksad, since we've been recording that, but I wanted to make sure we delve back into something more concretely puzzle-y, since it's been a while, even if holding onto my Blacksad videos for weeks or months is logistically inconvenient. I'd just prefer to satisfy the portal chamber sycophants before we delve back into another higher budget 3D indie (???) thing.
So I asked the nomination tier to recommend puzzle games, and added a few of my own ideas as well. Vote!
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Bean and Nothingness
A difficult tile-based puzzle game about turning beans into monsters -- and monsters back into beans.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1706090/Bean_and_Nothingness/
Can of Wormholes
Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295320/Can_of_Wormholes/
The Entropy Centre
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730590/The_Entropy_Centre/
Heaven's Vault
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/774201/Heavens_Vault/
The Journeyman Project
The Epic Time Travel Adventure Begins! The origin of the acclaimed Journeyman Project series.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/359420/The_Journeyman_Project_1_Pegasus_Prime/
Mini Metro
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/287980/Mini_Metro/
Moss
Moss™ is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR. Now bundle with the soundtrack.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/846470/Moss/
Patrick's Parabox
A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/Patricks_Parabox/
Railbound
A relaxing puzzle game about fixing train connections and travelling the world!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967510/Railbound/
The Secret of Monkey Island
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/32360/The_Secret_of_Monkey_Island_Special_Edition/
Still There
Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063490/Still_There/
Toki Tori 2+
Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/201420/Toki_Tori_2/
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Vote for all the ones you like! But only the ones you think you'd watch, or what are we doing here? lol
Comments
I've seen a lot of talk about it and it just doesn't really resemble a puzzle game to me. Just kind of a zen hangout thing, which if anything, would be best played with someone else.
Keith Ballard / SebastianSB
2023-07-19 16:01:44 +0000 UTCYeah too bad we nominated before viewfinder came out.
Justin Winikoff
2023-07-19 12:07:27 +0000 UTCI just watched a LP of Ghost Trick and got reminded of how absolutely wonderful that game is, and which was recently re-released on Steam. (Also best if you know nothing about the plot.) I can't do nominations, but I'm just saying this out loud to remind others it exists too.
Kristine Harbek
2023-07-19 09:17:37 +0000 UTCYou'll love Heaven's Vault, I'm sure of it.
Ptolemy
2023-07-19 08:45:27 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing these games, wishlisted a few of them
Captain Picard
2023-07-19 08:41:37 +0000 UTCViewfinder should make it to the list of upcoming puzzle games. It looks like a great and genuine puzzle game getting a lot of praise.
Thomas Andre Teige
2023-07-19 08:23:41 +0000 UTCI'm still excited about Patrick's Parabox a year after its release! Just a blast full of cool realizations, and faster to get through than most games in its genre. There once was a time I would have thought it a shoo-in, but ah well. Things change, and that's on top of the perpetual too-many-games 'problem'. Bean and Nothingness is really good, but also really really long. I guess I'd enjoy seeing a puzzle game on your schedule for so many months, but it'd probably be a regrettable choice lol. Heaven's Vault sounds incredibly cool, but I'm not voting that I'd watch it because I don't want to spoil that experience for myself. Definitely going to play it, one of these... years.
Stephen Maxwell
2023-07-19 08:19:58 +0000 UTCWould LOVE to see you play Heaven's Vault! One of the few puzzle games I've played thrice so far
AquariaMoon
2023-07-19 08:19:54 +0000 UTCAww, I'm a little sad Unpacking didn't make the list. On the other hand there's such a wonderful selection here already, I'm pretty sure I'll have something good to watch anyway
seyren
2023-07-19 08:09:57 +0000 UTCHeaven‘s Vault seems to suit you; I still really wanna see you play Entropy Centre, one day!!
Nikki
2023-07-19 08:01:37 +0000 UTCI will literally shit a lung with excitement if you play Monkey Island
2023-07-19 07:53:21 +0000 UTCI really liked Heavens Vault, and it seems to be winning the poll, so I want to mention that it is a game that you really should play twice. I don't want to spoil anything, but trust me, if it wins play it twice.
Morridini
2023-07-19 07:52:18 +0000 UTC
