Tag: puzzle

Carto

“A charming adventure game wrapped around a unique, world-altering puzzle mechanic. Use this power to explore mysterious lands, help a quirky cast of characters, and guide Carto on her journey back to her family.

“Separated from her Granny during a storm, young Carto must use her innate cartography powers to map and manipulate the world around her on her quest to be reunited. As she discovers new “pieces” of the game map, players can rearrange them to shape the levels themselves – unlocking new paths, puzzles, and story moments.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: October 27, 2020

reky

“A logic puzzle game, reky marries an elegance of design with an architectural minimalist aesthetic to create an experience that is fresh, stylish and satisfyingly challenging.  The player interacts with the different puzzle elements of each level, shifting and moving them in order to create a path to the goal.  Everything in the game is simple and functional, with only cubes, lines, exits, portals and a dash of colour used to create a large variety of brain-teasing challenges.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Android, iOS
Release: May 27, 2020

Manifold Garden

“A game that reimagines physics and space.

“Rediscover gravity and explore a beautiful Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Geometry repeats infinitely in every direction, and falling down leads you back to where you started. Manipulate gravity to change your perspective and see the world in new ways. Master the rules of the universe and restore a barren world with vegetation and life.”

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Platforms: Windows, Xbox, PS4, Nintendo Switch
Release: October 20, 2020 (Steam)

Frick, Inc.

“You’ll drive various trucks using on-screen control panels. Each truck has a different control method and it’s all made to be “Frick, Inc.” frustrating until you master it.

“You’ll be switching between trucks (and control methods) in 30 levels to perform various tasks. Each of the levels contains an extra challenge, only for those daring enough to go the extra mile. Ready to get into game development? Use the included 3D models to create your own game inspired by Frick, Inc.”

Buy on itch.io

Platforms: Windows, Linux
Release: October 10, 2020

The Signifier

“A first-person tech-noir mystery adventure that blends investigation, experimental psychology, and artificial intelligence.

“Explore the real and surreal worlds, become immersed in fringe psychology, solve puzzles, and find the truth as Frederick Russell, an expert in AI and psychology, and the main researcher behind an experimental deep brain scanner called the Dreamwalker. Its controversial technology allows the exploration of the recorded senses and unconscious realms of the mind. He finds himself thrust into a spiral of intrigue when asked to use his creation after the vice president of the world’s biggest tech company turns up dead in her apartment.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: October 15, 2020

Passing By

“In this genre hybrid of 2D puzzle platformer, survival game and adventure, you can explore the world at your own leisure, travelling from island to island via balloon ship and solving various puzzles while having to manage your resources in order to survive.

“Set in a beautiful low-poly world of floating isles and a never-ceasing west wind, Passing By allows you to embark on a memorable journey as Curly, a young balloonist, who is tasked With delivering a mysterious letter.”

Play on itch

Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: September 14, 2020

UnFound

“A story-driven nonlinear real-time tactical stealth game set in a beautiful world. Take control of a deactivated robot who gets reactivated accidentally and goes on a journey to find out his identity and sparks an uprising of the clones against the system in a world of gorgeous scenery and moody environments.

“Every situation presents you with options. Choose your approach on how to bypass enemies and reprogram the other clones using a collection of stealth mechanics. Avoid getting spotted by the guards and use them to your advantage to navigate through the levels.”

Wishlist on Steam

Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: March 2021

The Rewinder

“An adventure puzzle game, based on Chinese mythology and folklore, featuring all sorts of monsters and deities (like the Black and the White, Ox-headed and Horse-faced raksasa, etc.). You play a special “agent” who helps the spirits of the dead achieve rebirth, to return to the living world.

“Travel between the Bardo (reality and the beyond, present and the past). By travelling in timelines, you shall solve all the mysteries and eventually, unveil the truth of your atikranta (past). The rewinding feature and Ying Yang brings new and interesting challenges for players. Each time you change the past, you bring unexpected changes to the “present”.

Wishlist on Steam

Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: 2021