Tag: puzzle

Unravel

developed by Coldwood Interactive  |  Platforms: Windows, Xbox One, PS4

“Unravel introduces Yarny, a new lovable character made from a single thread of yarn, who embarks on a seemingly larger than life journey through the breath-taking environments of Northern Scandinavia.”

“Swing over a tree gap or hitch a ride on a flying kite, no feat is too big. Along the way, witness Yarny unlock a heartfelt story re-uniting a family’s lost loved ones. Told completely without words, Yarny is the bond that ties everything together.”

Unravel releases tomorrow!  If you want to see some cute idle animations for Yarny I made a separate post here.

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Graybles

developed by  Daniel Maques  |  Platforms: iOS, Android

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A multi-perspective puzzle game.  Each level is a 3D world that you need to navigate using various 2D (and sometimes 3D) camera angles.  Great to see the puzzle mechanic of Fez taken even further.

You can follow the development on the TIGForums.

Desolus Title Screen

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I really liked the colours, so decided to make a short looping gif.  I’ll be doing a full post of Desolus in the future when it’s a bit further along. :)  You can take a look at some gameplay in the video below.

“Desolus is a first person puzzle and exploration game where you control a powerful black hole to absorb and redirect energy from elemental stars.”

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Broken Puppet

developed by students of the Pompeu Fabra University

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A physics based puzzle adventure for Windows.  You can download the full (pretty short) game from Game Jolt below.

“Katherine was once the star of a puppet theather, but she has been replaced by a new doll, and vanished to the basement. Now, using her own threads she will recover the glory, kill the impostor and return the show to its one and only start… Katherine.”

[Download on Game Jolt]

via Free Game Planet

Sea of Solitude

developed by Jo-Mei Games

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A beautiful exploration and adventure game, and yet still in very early development.

“This adventure is about Kay, who has turned into a black monster, and her journey to find out what happened to her.

“On her search to change, she soon finds out that her biggest enemies are not the huge monsters that she meets on her way through the Sea of Solitude, but something way more dangerous.”

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via Stephan Hövelbrinks

I made the gifs from a video interview with the developer, by Anthony Carboni

Ancestor

developed by SuperMegaQuest

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“A puzzle action runner that will challenge your brain and dazzle your eyes. Venture across a dangerous landscape riddled with traps and enemies. Defeating foes and overcoming obstacles will earn you currency chips that you can spend on lavish cloaks and various orbs. As you travel further into the unknown, your surroundings scale in difficulty, demanding quick thinking and swift reflexes.”

It’s just released on iOS and Android for free, and you can download it below.

[on Google Play]  |  [on iTunes]  |  [Follow on Tumblr]

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via /r/gamedev

Magic Flute: Puzzle Adventure

developed by LabLike

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“A beautiful game retelling a classic tale of a magical voyage through a land of wonders over the course of 30+ levels of challenging brain-twisters and fully-voiced cutscenes. The game was inspired by a staging of Mozart’s Magic Flute opera by the renowned Japanese stage director, Amon Miyamoto, who envisioned the 18th century play as a videogame experience.”

[Vote on Steam Greenlight]

via /r/gamedev

Volvox

developed by Neotenia

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“A puzzle game based on a triangular grid. The characters, called Trimoebas, are triangular unicellular animals undertaking the building of the first multicellular beings, traveling through the evolution. The Trimoebas bear functional properties on their sides, such glue to build, explosive to dig and hooks to climb, but these properties work only if the Trimoebas are correctly rotated: you will have to move on the right path and make the Trimoebas overstep each other to complete the mission.”

I really like hand-drawn art and googly eyes, so this looks interesting although I haven’t had a chance to play it yet (boo work).  It’s just released on Steam and you can check it out from the link below.

[Buy on Steam]

volvox game

via Steam key sent by developer

Soft Body

developed by Zeke Virant

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“An action-­puzzle game that infuses the twin­-stick shooter with a surreal sense of control and style. Inspired by the simplicity and joy of twin-stick shooters and other arcade games, players take control of two beautiful, gooey snakes at the same time (one with each analog stick). Together, you use the snakes to paint the world, which continually changes around you, while dodging bullets and popping enemies. Tense and soothing, Soft Body combines the challenge and twitchy fun of quick-restart action games with a meditative aesthetic.”

Scheduled to be released in early 2016 for PS4 and Windows, with ports to Mac and PS Vita shortly afterwards.

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