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Puzzle games. In this category solving puzzles is the main purpose of gameplay. These titles usually don’t have any story or have it in a very simple form. Playing requires good perception and skills of logical thinking, strategic planning and recognizing schemes. more
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The Talos Principle
Puzzle 31 August 2018
A unique first-person puzzle game developed by the Croatian Croteam studio, the creators of the Serious Sam series. Our character wakes up in a world filled with ancient ruins and advanced technology, where he finds 120 puzzles prepared by a creator, employing various laws of physics and different mechanics. We travel across the game’s world nonlinearly, choosing our own path and completing the tasks presented to us, which consist of e.g.
The Talos Principle 2
Puzzle 02 November 2023
The Talos Principle 2 is a first-person puzzle game, in which we explore a megastructure in a robot-inhabited world. The game features many clever puzzles and an extensive, philosophical story.
The Turing Test
Puzzle 30 August 2016
A sci-fi FPP logic puzzle game by Bulkhead Interactive, a studio founded by the creators of Pneuma: Breath of Life. The story takes place an unspecified number of years in the future, when scientists discover a seemingly harmless alien life form on Jupiter's moons. You play as an astronaut named Ava Turing, whose task is to examine the new species, and who ends up finding more than she expected. The Turing Test is a part of the FPP logic puzzle genre, popularized by the Portal series.
Q.U.B.E. 2
Puzzle 13 March 2018
Q.U.B.E. 2 is a logic game, in which players observe the action from the first-person perspective. The game resembling the Portal series was developed by the Welsh Toxic Games and is based on Unreal Engine 4 created by Epic.
Cocoon
Puzzle 29 September 2023
A puzzle adventure game, in which we solve puzzles while traveling between worlds contained in small spheres. Cocoon was directed by Jeppe Carlsen, the main designer of Limbo and Inside.
Factotum 90
Puzzle 10 February 2016
A puzzle game in which we play the role of a spacecraft passenger. After the ship has collided with an unidentified object, the protagonist's task is to restore power and repair life support systems with the help of two remote-controlled robots observed by an obsolete terminal.
Bridge Constructor Portal
Puzzle 28 February 2018
A simple puzzle game created by ClockStone studio in the agreement with Valve company, and a crossover of Portal and Bridge Constructor series. The players must build various and often complex constructions in order to safely transport the cargo from one side of the map to the other. There are many obstacles to overcome, including turrets, lasers and acid pools.
Vesta
Puzzle 19 January 2018
Vesta is a logic action game set in a post-apocalyptic world. The title is created by the independent studio FinalBoss Games from Spain. You assume the roles of a girl named Vesta and her friend Droid, and go through a maze filled with traps and enemies.
Subaeria
Puzzle 09 May 2018
A unique mix of puzzle and arcade game with addition of roguelike’s features. It has been developed by the Canadian team at Illogika Studios. The game takes us to the titular submerged metropolis ruled by sentient machines. We play as a girl named Styx and her faithful companion Dron on their quest for revenge. Subaeria’s gameplay is based on exploration.
The Spectrum Retreat
Puzzle 13 July 2018
An FPP logic puzzle game, in which you find yourself in a mysterious hotel and can't remember your past. The gameplay is based on color manipulation.
Azkend 2: The World Beneath
Puzzle 06 May 2016
A puzzle game of the genre "combine three elements", enriched with a simple storyline layer inspired by the work of Julius Verne. During the game we get to the title world inside the Earth, and our task is to find a way to escape and return to civilization. The gameplay focuses on getting the items we need, which we receive for solving subsequent puzzles.
ScreamRide
Puzzle 03 March 2015
A unique simulation game, in which you construct increasingly wacky rollercoasters, and then test them on thrill-seeking people. The game was created by Frontier Development, known for e.g. the latest installment in the Zoo Tycoon and the Thrillville and Rollercoaster Tycoon series. Unlike the latter one, ScreamRide does not feature an economic aspect, and your actions serve science and research on the limits of human beings.
Faraday Protocol
Puzzle 12 August 2021
FPP puzzle game in which we find ourselves in a futuristic place called OPIS and try to solve its mysteries. In Faraday Protocol the gameplay is about exploration and solving puzzles based on energy manipulation.
Relicta
Puzzle 04 August 2020
Relicta is a science fiction first-person puzzle game, in which we solve puzzles by manipulating the forces of magnetism and gravity. The game also offers an intriguing storyline. Mighty Polygon is responsible for its creation.