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Announcing the line-up for ThinkyCon 2025! 🎉 Tune in for 3 days of amazing talks from the makers of your favorite puzzly games!
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This game combines concepts in Chants of Sennaar and Strange Horticulture in a clever way!
Decipher a book of potions written in an unknown language (The Apothecary of Trubiz)
Not sure how we ended up in this situation, but we're suddenly in charge of curing the townsfolks' ailments but we have no idea how to understand either the people or the recipe book! This is such a cool concept, combining games like Chants of Sennaar and Strange Horticulture in a clever way, and I
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November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This game combines concepts in Chants of Sennaar and Strange Horticulture in a clever way!
In just one week, this puzzle-packed advent calendar will be back for a 5th year!
The Confounding Calendar returns this December: a new tiny puzzle game surprise each day of the month, taking submissions now · Thinky Games
The most puzzle-packed Calendar around is back for a 5th year running: The Confounding Calendar is a big community event that takes place every November-December and involves everyone getting together to make bite-sized, single-level puzzle treats that are then slowly released over the course of a month.
thinkygames.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In just one week, this puzzle-packed advent calendar will be back for a 5th year!
Cool, but we're talking about two separate categories here, right? Action-arcade and puzzle? Right? 😭
Tetris wouldn't get a nomination if it was released today. This needs fixing
Tetris wouldn't win at The Game Awards — a new category could fix that
Tetris wouldn't get a nomination if it was released today. This needs fixing
www.polygon.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Cool, but we're talking about two separate categories here, right? Action-arcade and puzzle? Right? 😭
Past the initial simplicity of Orbyss' design, it has some pretty unique mechanics to discover!
Orbyss review: An intricately crafted time manipulation puzzle platformer · Thinky Games
Orbyss combines relaxing gameplay and an ethereal setting in a dynamite package.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Past the initial simplicity of Orbyss' design, it has some pretty unique mechanics to discover!
In case you missed it, we have a recent article about The Séance of Blake Manor, which you can get in a bundle with Blue Prince now!
Stick to the shadows, look for clues, and try not to get too creeped out in Gothic detective game The Séance of Blake Manor · Thinky Games
Who is Evelyn Deane? What happened to her? And why would someone want to harm her? It's your job to find out and you're up against the clock.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In case you missed it, we have a recent article about The Séance of Blake Manor, which you can get in a bundle with Blue Prince now!
Defy the bug-gods' punishment in the knowledge-based platformer Sisyphus Is a Bug!
Gain knowledge of movement tricks to scale Mount Olympus in this insectoid physics platformer · Thinky Games
After getting lots of attention in the 2025 Game Maker's Toolkit game jam, the knowledge-based-platformer Sisyphus Is a Bug has now released in an expanded version on Steam.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Defy the bug-gods' punishment in the knowledge-based platformer Sisyphus Is a Bug!
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BIG NEWS:
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - Introduction
We're joined by Frank Lantz (Q-UP) and Mare Sheppard + Raigan Burns of Metanet (N++) for the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough. We share our th...
secretlives.games
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
BIG NEWS:
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
Don't forget to read our article on this spooky, yet cozy pathbuilding game!
A cozy pathbuilder with skeletons and lo-fi beats, Grooveyard is the perfect way to wrap up spooky season · Thinky Games
A pathbuilding game set in a graveyard with cute graphics and great puzzles: Grooveyard is definitely one to watch for puzzle and cozy game fans.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Don't forget to read our article on this spooky, yet cozy pathbuilding game!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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in an attempt to get more eyes on star stuff, we made a version for crazy games. hoping to capture the hearts and minds of all those nerdy kids procrastinating on homework.
@thinkygames.com listed star stuff as a top pick alongside some very cool, free games.
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@thinkygames.com listed star stuff as a top pick alongside some very cool, free games.
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I played all 4000 games on CrazyGames, here are the thinkiest · Thinky Games
We’ve partnered with CrazyGames to introduce Thinky Games to those nerdy kids who love puzzles and problem solving as much as we do.
thinkygames.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
in an attempt to get more eyes on star stuff, we made a version for crazy games. hoping to capture the hearts and minds of all those nerdy kids procrastinating on homework.
@thinkygames.com listed star stuff as a top pick alongside some very cool, free games.
thinkygames.com/features/i-p...
@thinkygames.com listed star stuff as a top pick alongside some very cool, free games.
thinkygames.com/features/i-p...
We checked out this detective game inspired by The Roottrees are Dead!
Investigate a missing persons case in this Roottrees-inspired detective game (A Case of Fraud)
Very cool to see another game in the sequence of detective games inspired by other detective games - this time, clearly directly inspired by the Roottrees are Dead. Not only are we filling in a family tree, but we also have a similar interface for making notes and looking through evidence. However,
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November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We checked out this detective game inspired by The Roottrees are Dead!
Alan Hazelden's highlights from November include a bunch of spooky games, a few puzzle platformers, and a couple sokobans!
Alan Hazelden's Thinky Third Thursday — November 2025 · Thinky Games
Welcome to Thinky Third Thursday, curated by Alan Hazelden of Draknek & Friends – a monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught my eye.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Alan Hazelden's highlights from November include a bunch of spooky games, a few puzzle platformers, and a couple sokobans!
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Beautiful Sliders,
Sliding Hero is now officially available!
Slide out of a Carnival Mystery, and help Luca unmask his destiny in this odd mix of ice movement and #metroidvania exploration!
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #indiegames #pixelart #ドット絵 #倉庫番 #sokoban
Sliding Hero is now officially available!
Slide out of a Carnival Mystery, and help Luca unmask his destiny in this odd mix of ice movement and #metroidvania exploration!
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #indiegames #pixelart #ドット絵 #倉庫番 #sokoban
Save 10% on Sliding Hero on Steam
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, e...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Beautiful Sliders,
Sliding Hero is now officially available!
Slide out of a Carnival Mystery, and help Luca unmask his destiny in this odd mix of ice movement and #metroidvania exploration!
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #indiegames #pixelart #ドット絵 #倉庫番 #sokoban
Sliding Hero is now officially available!
Slide out of a Carnival Mystery, and help Luca unmask his destiny in this odd mix of ice movement and #metroidvania exploration!
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #indiegames #pixelart #ドット絵 #倉庫番 #sokoban
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This is such an amazing talk echoing so many of the thoughts me and my brothers have been nerding out about for a while.
Adam really presents these concepts in such an easy-to-grasp way, and they apply just as much to software and art development of any kind as they do to small games.
Adam really presents these concepts in such an easy-to-grasp way, and they apply just as much to software and art development of any kind as they do to small games.
@adamatomic.bsky.social has created a *lot* of small games, and we were delighted for him to join us at ThinkyCon 2025 to share how he approaches it.
My approach to making small games - Adam Saltsman (ThinkyCon 2025)
Adam Saltsman joins us at ThinkyCon 2025 to present the talk: "CorgiSpace, or, short legs on purpose, or, my approach to making small games"
Talk description: I've made and released 14 games in the last 12 months, all in my very limited free time, and had a super fun time doing it, even though I al
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November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is such an amazing talk echoing so many of the thoughts me and my brothers have been nerding out about for a while.
Adam really presents these concepts in such an easy-to-grasp way, and they apply just as much to software and art development of any kind as they do to small games.
Adam really presents these concepts in such an easy-to-grasp way, and they apply just as much to software and art development of any kind as they do to small games.
There's only one seat on the train for all these monsters!
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
There's only one seat on the train for all these monsters!
Tonda Ros gave his first ever talk at ThinkyCon! Check it out to hear all about the playtesting process for Blue Prince!
Testing Blue Prince - Tonda Ros (ThinkyCon 2025)
Tonda Ros joins us at ThinkyCon 2025 to present the talk: "Testing Blue Prince"
Talk description: How do you test a game that refuses to be predictable? This talk explores the unique hurdles of playtesting a title defined by extreme variance, and presents the unorthodox tools, and wildly impractica
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November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Tonda Ros gave his first ever talk at ThinkyCon! Check it out to hear all about the playtesting process for Blue Prince!
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We are delighted to team up with the genre-defying atmospheric adventure @blueprincegame.bsky.social to introduce The Blake & Blue Bundle available now: store.steampowered.com/bundle/63704...
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We are delighted to team up with the genre-defying atmospheric adventure @blueprincegame.bsky.social to introduce The Blake & Blue Bundle available now: store.steampowered.com/bundle/63704...
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Stig on Steam
A sokoban-style puzzle game about finding a path through colors.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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It snowed today in London... You know what that means for A Good Snowman is Hard To Build ☃️
Pay what the weather is!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Pay what the weather is!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It snowed today in London... You know what that means for A Good Snowman is Hard To Build ☃️
Pay what the weather is!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Pay what the weather is!
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
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Folks have been enjoying the more difficult levels in Puzzle Depot's endgame! Are you up to the challenge?
A true Puzzle Sicko might even find all the secrets...
📦❓📦
Puzzle Depot is still 10% off for launch!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzlegame #sokoban #indiegame #indiedev
A true Puzzle Sicko might even find all the secrets...
📦❓📦
Puzzle Depot is still 10% off for launch!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzlegame #sokoban #indiegame #indiedev
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Folks have been enjoying the more difficult levels in Puzzle Depot's endgame! Are you up to the challenge?
A true Puzzle Sicko might even find all the secrets...
📦❓📦
Puzzle Depot is still 10% off for launch!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzlegame #sokoban #indiegame #indiedev
A true Puzzle Sicko might even find all the secrets...
📦❓📦
Puzzle Depot is still 10% off for launch!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzlegame #sokoban #indiegame #indiedev
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Ok yeah, this game SLAPS. If you like knowledge-gated games and stories about mystical old dead cities then you can't go wrong here. I'm only like 10% through it and I am very impressed so far.
Once Glorious Artahk is out now! Solve murals and mysteries to unlock paths among the ruins of a bygone city.
@bismuthtales.bsky.social
@bismuthtales.bsky.social
Once Glorious Artahk · Thinky Games
Solve murals and mysteries among the ruins of a bygone city.
thinkygames.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Ok yeah, this game SLAPS. If you like knowledge-gated games and stories about mystical old dead cities then you can't go wrong here. I'm only like 10% through it and I am very impressed so far.
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I find this thumbnail triggering because I instinctively know this isn't a valid solution! And I know that because I've put 13 hours into Spooky Express so far, and sometimes I'm seeing tracks laid out when I close my eyes.
This spiritual successor to Cosmic Express has some satisfying, snappy puzzles!
A spiritual successor to Cosmic Express with spooktacular twists! (Spooky Express)
It hardly needs saying when its made by Draknek & Friends, but: Spooky Express is a great game! I'm a lot further in my actual playthrough and the game continues to introduce great new mechanics alongside some super satisfying, snappy puzzles. And now that I'm getting to the optional advanced puzzl
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November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I find this thumbnail triggering because I instinctively know this isn't a valid solution! And I know that because I've put 13 hours into Spooky Express so far, and sometimes I'm seeing tracks laid out when I close my eyes.
The ThinkyCon jam is over, which means a whole bunch of new puzzle games to try out! We’ve rounded up a few highlights!
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November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The ThinkyCon jam is over, which means a whole bunch of new puzzle games to try out! We’ve rounded up a few highlights!
itch.io/jam/thinkyco...
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itch.io/jam/thinkyco...
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Joe played all 4000 games on CrazyGames in search of thinky gems!
I played all 4000 games on CrazyGames, here are the thinkiest · Thinky Games
We’ve partnered with CrazyGames to introduce Thinky Games to those nerdy kids who love puzzles and problem solving as much as we do.
thinkygames.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Joe played all 4000 games on CrazyGames in search of thinky gems!
This spiritual successor to Cosmic Express has some satisfying, snappy puzzles!
A spiritual successor to Cosmic Express with spooktacular twists! (Spooky Express)
It hardly needs saying when its made by Draknek & Friends, but: Spooky Express is a great game! I'm a lot further in my actual playthrough and the game continues to introduce great new mechanics alongside some super satisfying, snappy puzzles. And now that I'm getting to the optional advanced puzzl
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This spiritual successor to Cosmic Express has some satisfying, snappy puzzles!