Fix Stories: I Built an iPhone Duo Game Without Owning the Phone
Adrien Friggeri shares how 20 years of origami inspired Orisuji, a folding-phone puzzle game he built in four weeks without ever holding an iPhone Duo.
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Fail Fail Succeed Review: A Clever Indie Platformer Built on Mistakes
Fail Fail Succeed turns repeated failure into the path forward, using clever puzzle design, compact worlds, and strange dreamlike platforming to make every solved room feel earned.
Building HueFold in Kyiv: Finding Calm Through Color and Chaos
HueFold creator Maksym Skrypka reflects on building a color-mixing puzzle game in Kyiv during wartime, learning hard lessons from launch, and finding meaning in the quiet impact games can have on players.
Beautiful Absurd Whimsy Rules the Day with Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter
Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter stands out as a cozy hidden-object game built around absurd hand-drawn dreamscapes, visual tricks, cats, magical creatures, and dense scenes packed with cleverly hidden objects.
Hook: Complete Edition Brings Award-Winning Minimalist Puzzlers to Consoles
Hook: Complete Edition brings Hook and Hook 2 to Xbox and Nintendo Switch, combining minimalist puzzle design, calm ambient audio, gradually increasing complexity, and a low-pressure experience.
Best of 2025 Mobile Gaming: New Hits and Timeless Classics
A 2025 mobile gaming list featuring newer releases and enduring favorites across competitive, casual, strategy, simulation, and action games.
Cats on Duty Launches July 29 on PC
Cats on Duty launched July 29, 2024 on PC, mixing real-time strategy, tower defense, match-3 systems, and a squad of heavily armed cats.
Adventure Awaits in Mahjong Woods Dive Into Magical Puzzles on Xbox Series Xs
Mahjong Woods brings a family-friendly tile-matching adventure to Xbox Series X|S, with woodland characters, relaxing puzzles, and classic Mahjong-inspired play.
Centum: A Surreal Pixel-Art Adventure Launching Summer 2024
Centum was introduced as a surreal pixel-art adventure built around unreliable narration, psychological tension, puzzles, and player choices.
City Legends Trapped in Mirror Collectors Edition Available Now on Nintendo Switch
City Legends: Trapped in Mirror Collector’s Edition arrived on Nintendo Switch on July 11, 2024, bringing Domini Games’ hidden-object mystery to the platform.
Darkarta: A Broken Heart’s Quest Collector’s Edition Debuts on Nintendo Switch
Darkarta: A Broken Heart’s Quest Collector’s Edition brought its hidden-object adventure and family-focused story from PC to Nintendo Switch.
DROS Launches on Nintendo Switch July 12, 2024
Dark-fantasy puzzle platformer DROS was set for Nintendo Switch on July 12, 2024, pairing two unlikely heroes with inventive puzzles and striking art.
Dark and Deep Brings Cosmic Horror to Steam Next Fest
Dark and Deep brought its cosmic-horror demo to Steam Next Fest June 10–17, 2024, with an August 2024 release window announced at the time.
PlayStation 5 Hidden Object and Puzzle Games to Try
Explore a cozy selection of PlayStation 5 hidden object and puzzle games, from underwater solitaire adventures to scenic American travel and history-themed challenges.
Family-Friendly PS5 Puzzle Games for Casual Play
A family-friendly PS5 puzzle collection featuring jigsaws, hidden-object games, solitaire, travel themes, collector’s editions, and casual puzzle experiences.