Tag Archives: Puzzle

Lost Words: Beyond the Page is a story-focused fantasy platformer that takes you through the stages of grief. Taking on the role of Izzie, as well as her fictional heroine, players must navigate the fantasy world of Estoria as well as face the reality of losing a loved one – …

We do not deserve Media Molecule. Hands on with Dreams, the dazzling game and toy box of artistic tools, it’s immediately clear that my talents are not worthy of its potential. But somehow, building a wonky world for Francis the fox character, and creating my own soundtrack for it like …

Gunning down, knifing, and battering mobsters you have no personal truck with is Hotline Miami’s central, bloody hook. Yet despite scoring a full house in indignant headline bingo – casual slaughter, blood, the gamification of human suffering – Hotline Miami (opens in new tab) escaped the shouty tabloid wrath that …

Nothing, as the adage and Jane’s Addiction records tell us, is shocking. The comedy by way of horrific violence video game is a format old as dirt. Forget the gory glory of Hotline Miami (opens in new tab); early arcade designers were milking yuks out of horror back in the …

In games, nothing can be said to be certain except death and well, mostly that. Death as a consequence of failure has been a part of games since the days of Spacewar!, and what came after has stayed pretty much the same: a Game Over screen, a Continue? prompt (maybe …

When you turn on Picross 3D Round 2 for the very first time, you’re greeted by a cozy coffee shop covered in vines. The bottom screen features the exterior of this hidden land of calm – a chalkboard out front with an artist’s rendering of a warm espresso, the word …

With a great many contemporary games obsessed with rendering the real world in increasingly authentic detail, it’s refreshing to play something that goes in completely the opposite direction. The Bridge is a puzzle game that explores a bizarre, dreamlike world built from structures clearly inspired by the works of Dutch …

The previous Stealth Inc. – or, to give its original, better title, Stealth Bastard – was a simple game about sneaking, Splinter Cell-style, around a facility full of robots, lasers, laser-wielding robots, and other things put there to make you dead. The difference, compared to most stealth games, is that …

Play it again, Sam. And again. And again. Quality gameplay never ages, and you can learn a lot from enjoying the classics. Unfortunately, gaming moves so fast that the dust barely has a chance to settle on your old consoles before new ones come out. If you ever want to …

A treasure trove of gaming riches You probably heard all about the great big-name announcements that came out of Sony and Microsoft’s Gamescom press conferences. The Bloodbornes and Halos, the Uncharteds and the Tomb Raiders–great stuff, all of it. But both conferences contained lots of equally interesting games from smaller …