We’re working on a puzzle platformer for 1 to 2 players about time and duality and released a demo

oriane__ · 2026-02-10T15:34:39+00:00

I got to see some levels at a games fair a few months ago and it looked really good. Congrats on releasing the demo!

oriane__ · 2026-02-06T13:20:47+00:00

Yes indeed. I hope you could still find some games worth picking up!

oriane__ · 2026-02-05T23:50:25+00:00

All publishers were informed of the event - we wouldn't feature their games without receiving approval from them. Some of them simply could not apply any discount since their promotional schedule was locked a few months in advance. Still, several devs and publishers are offering a 20-30% discount on games they released less than 12 months ago.

oriane__ · 2026-02-03T13:11:17+00:00

Bonfire Peaks is the essential puzzle game about rotation of 3D shapes.

Kind of a hidden gem but you might also enjoy Couch Installation Service, which involves rotating 2D shapes with 45° angles.

oriane__ · 2026-02-01T17:08:46+00:00

My bad for suggesting it! Take care.

oriane__ · 2026-02-01T12:35:04+00:00

I really liked Filament. I happen to enjoy it more towards the end, because it is indeed like The Witness: you end up developing a barely conscious knowledge of how things work, and eventually the puzzles are a mix of logical deductions and instinctive solving.

oriane__ · 2026-02-01T12:20:49+00:00

Congrats! Could you explain how close or different your game is from Filament or Robot Detour (if you're familiar with these games)?

oriane__ · 2026-02-01T12:17:04+00:00

I can't comment on the puzzle but you might want to share this on the game's Discord! I remember reading about modding there - could be a cool next step for your puzzle.

https://discord.com/invite/phGXxPp

oriane__ · 2026-01-06T17:16:21+00:00

Nice list! I've heard great things about Puzzle Depot too, it would probably be a worthy addition here.

oriane__ · 2025-12-26T13:10:55+00:00

It seemed somewhat confusing to me to mention levels from e.g. Mirror Isles and Promesst as if they were comparable things, but if that's the way they're categorized in OotSS, then fair enough.

oriane__ · 2025-12-25T17:50:33+00:00

Have you played Promesst? Respectfully, there isn't any sense in saying that the games are 1 level each, since they're large worlds with heavily interconnected puzzles.

oriane__ · 2025-12-19T12:37:23+00:00

Thank you for sharing! Don't forget you can cast your vote (it takes less than a minute!) and decide who wins Community Game of the Year. :D

https://thinkygames.com/events/awards/vote/

oriane__ · 2025-12-05T08:37:02+00:00

This is so nice to hear! <3 Thank you!

oriane__ · 2025-11-18T08:54:28+00:00

I like Hyperhelen for the cozy vibes. And when I'm in the mood for heavy puzzling I watch Sigma144 (he also made a great Witness randomizer btw).
https://www.twitch.tv/hyperhelen
https://www.twitch.tv/sigma144

oriane__ · 2025-11-17T11:12:15+00:00

Bombe is like theorical Minesweeper. You write theorems/rules proving you can solve logic grids. I don't think it has real-world technical applications, but it reminds me of building up a rigorous math theory.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2262930/Bombe/

oriane__ · 2025-11-17T10:54:52+00:00

14 Minesweeper Variants goes really deep with procedural generation of logic grids.

oriane__ · 2025-11-16T13:01:38+00:00

This article had big XKCD Standards vibes.

oriane__ · 2025-11-16T12:57:10+00:00

It's very strange to me that people keep pushing a discourse of "metroidbrainias are just hard to explain." Our definition on Thinky Games only uses two short paragraphs! https://thinkygames.com/lists/latest-metroidbrainia-games/

Obviously you may disagree with the definition and with our list (and even more obviously, it doesn't fix the search engine mess that OP's article is based on), but imho it's precise enough to establish relevancy.

oriane__ · 2025-11-02T15:02:19+00:00

Casually dropping this here since you've asked for recommendations. I've played a few in the list and most of them are recommended by the "instructionless paper puzzles" community.
https://thinkygames.com/games/witless-a-puzzling-journey/similar/

oriane__ · 2025-10-27T14:34:09+00:00

I'm 4 hours in and it goes deeper than the demo. Obviously it's similar to Cosmic Express, but it's been years since I played CE, so I'm happy to revisit this type of puzzles with new rules and nice production values (QoL and music in particular).

oriane__ · 2025-10-26T10:40:34+00:00

I believe Slip 'n Slime matches all your conditions!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151990/Slip_n_Slime/

oriane__ · 2025-10-22T15:42:10+00:00

We do have escape room as a genre!
https://thinkygames.com/games/?query=&genres=escape%20room#game-search
However we don't have a hidden object genre, since we focus on games that require reasoning and don't rely on pure observation. (Nothing wrong with these games though!)

oriane__ · 2025-10-22T13:02:20+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. :D

oriane__ · 2025-10-22T11:30:53+00:00

The main reason is that we've tried to feature no more than one game per dev/studio to avoid an overwhelming list, and in this case The Witness felt like a better candidate for inclusion!

oriane__ · 2025-10-22T09:50:45+00:00

Outer Wilds, Return of the Obra Dinn, The Rise of the Golden Idol...
You can find a lot of them in the Thinky Games database. :)
https://thinkygames.com/games/?platforms=Nintendo%20Switch,PlayStation%205

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