Puzzle Games

Stamp PSP

A 16-year-old pitch for a newly discovered first-party PSP game has me mourning the death of PlayStation’s Japan Studio all over again

Sony‘s Japan Studio was responsible for many of PlayStation’s most beloved cult favorites, including the likes ...

Key art for Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE showing the Prince rolling a Katamari as the King of All Cosmos sits at a livestreaming setup.

The first all-new Katamari Damacy game in almost 8 years is trapped in Apple Arcade jail, and I can only hope it follows in Hello Kitty Island Adventure’s footsteps to eventually escape

Almost eight years since its last totally new game, Katamari Damacy is back with a fresh ...

Key art for in Is This Seat Taken? showing shapes waiting at a bus stop

Cheese cravers, big hats, and loud talkers abound in this incredibly chill Steam Next Fest demo that has me hooked on… organizing seating?

Okay, so these two kids want to sit next to each other, and also have a ...

Screenshot from Mindwave

This weird WarioWare-like’s demo got thousands of positive Steam reviews, and now its Kickstarter’s $40,000 goal has been smashed 11 times over

A good demo can do wonders and Mindwave’s taste test was so good, it prompted thousands ...

While Waiting screenshot showcasing the main character waiting for class to end with an Indie Spotlight tag in the corner

This puzzle game has done the impossible: waiting around for something to happen has never, ever been this fun

While Waiting is a video game you play by and while waiting. That might sound simple ...

Wilmot Works It Out screenshot showing Wilmot who's a square with a face receiving a delivery of puzzle pieces at the front door

Wilmot Works It Out might be the perfect puzzle game if you hate Jigsaws as much as I do

Jigsaw puzzles just don’t quite do it for me. I see the appeal of piecing together ...

Faraway screenshot of shooting stars and a level up sign next to the Big in 2025 logo

Faraway is a minimalist outer space puzzle game that was inspired by high level Tetris mastery

There’s a certain level of craft with making a video game that goes for minimalist visuals ...

This dev's first Steam release, a $3 banger with 3 hours of fun, is now one of the highest-rated games of the past month at 1,639 reviews averaging 98% positive

This dev’s first Steam release, a $3 banger with 3 hours of fun, is now one of the highest-rated games of the past month at 1,639 reviews averaging 98% positive

I’m a sucker for a good incremental game, but I’ve got to admit I never have ...