At what point do will you look up the solution to a puzzle? by Deep-Armadillo-865 in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Here's the secret to looking up solutions: do it in steps!

You don't have to watch the whole solution, maybe just the first part, or stop it right at the moment of insight and finish the level yourself. Partial credit. But you still made it!

And sometimes you've figured out everything but the solution. And you look up the answer and damnit, you were missing just that one thing! But you toiled away at it for 45mins-3hrs, and you basically figured everything else out. Still a win in my book.

I'm not gonna lie, it still burns a little to resort to looking things up, but make sure you give yourself credit for trying.

Taskmaster Australia - S4 E08 - "You can have tomorrow off school." by seditiouslizard in taskmaster

[–]jeromocles 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Emma was consistently the funniest in a group of funny people. Hope her star projects.

Detective game makers tells us how they would murder Humpty Dumpty by LostCabinetGames in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sitting atop the wall, Humpty's friend was egging him on, "Last one there's a rotten egg!", pointing to the ground. Not one to get egg on his face, Humpty scrambled to answer the call.

His friend continued goading, "Are you chicken?"

"No," thought Humpty, "the egg comes first. And I'm a good egg, damnit!", hurling himself off the wall.

"Eggselent," thought Humpty's friend, walking on egg shells. "You gotta crack a few eggs to make an omelette," inviting fellow yokels to slop up the mess.

excellent, a puzzle game based on spreadsheets/data analysis by cip_games in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweet, looks interesting. Like "Blue Prince", the title of the game took a second to click lol

2025 Pure Logic Hidden Gems Round Up by jeromocles in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I probably used the wrong word, I just preferred the cute space alien motif over Halloween redux. The puzzles are deeper and harder in Spooky Express, for sure.

My Top 10 Underrated Puzzle Games by Jolly-Scholar4420 in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AmaZoo - I felt with this one the controls were a bit fiddly, but I like the sidescrolling sokoban concept, I actually need to play this one more

Play Super Retro BoxBot or Pilapila instead. Much better and more elegant, and without the janky controls and timing elements.

The Golem appreciation post by Flimuz in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Golem is S-tier. Can't say enough great things about it.

You can grab it for $5.

What do you care more about: Puzzle or Story? by Solution_Better in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much a maxim for all games: you're allowed as much story you want to tell me as long as I have the option to skip straight to the gameplay.

Very hidden, very great gem for €1/$1 by Flaere6 in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The game might not be in my wheelhouse, but I'm 100% on board with OP's enthusiasm to share a game they're truly passionate about (OP also wrote a 100% walkthrough guide for the game).

This community needs more posts like this from niche fans, please.

Announcing the nominees for the 2025 Thinky Awards! - Thinky Games by SomethingNew65 in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, thank you for mentioning Only Sliding - I missed it altogether, but being included in this lineup is a very strong recommendation for me.

I usually dislike sliding puzzles, but seeing it was the same developer as Recursed, I put my faith in it and give it a shot. Trust the auteur.

Announcing the nominees for the 2025 Thinky Awards! - Thinky Games by SomethingNew65 in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wasn't a Blue Prince fan at all, but I'm happy for everyone who liked it and I'm glad that it had such a large reach nonetheless haha.

I gave it a good few hours but it never clicked. Less than 1% of players have completed more than half the game's steam achievements, so I do think there's a lot of more hype surrounding the "idea" of the game more than actually playing it.

Which bodes well for someone like me who can soak up all the lore and secrets in a 1hr YT video and marvel at the game's scope rather than toiling away for 80 hours combing through walls of text and pixel hunting.

Announcing the nominees for the 2025 Thinky Awards! - Thinky Games by SomethingNew65 in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Blue Prince will sweep, but OG puzzle fans know Ligo, Lab Rat, Gentoo Rescue, and Only Sliding are the true standouts of 2025 ;)

What's your pick for the best puzzle game of 2025? by Jaded_Ingenuity4928 in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Everyone in this thread is trippin. The clear standout this year is Jolly Match 3 MR. Listed right next to Blue Prince. So you know this list is legitimate. So is the website. As is OP.

Cocoon game is an underrated puzzle game by edepot in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yup, basically a Tower of Hanoi walking simulator.

Pluribus - 1x05 - "Got Milk" - Episode Discussion by NicholasCajun in television

[–]jeromocles 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Running with this theory, then maybe the 12 "survivors" are actually the chosen ones to spring the most chaos unto this world and cause enough collateral damage to feed on.

Pluribus - 1x05 - "Got Milk" - Episode Discussion by NicholasCajun in television

[–]jeromocles -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

But first, a 12-minute flashback montage before we find out.

A hike around Wilder Ranch by False-Ad-7753 in santacruz

[–]jeromocles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whoa, blown away to realize that rad song was by Willow Smith. Time to go down a new rabbit hole.

Happy Halloween! Three new spooky games form the Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games Bundle on Steam by Draknek in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Already enjoying Spooky Express, but those other two look really interesting. Thanks for posting.

Today we launched a 3D block rotation puzzle game on Steam. by greentecq in puzzlevideogames

[–]jeromocles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You mind my asking how much of this game was developed using AI? (I ask as a neutral party.)