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OldCaptainWZJ
@oldcaptainwzj.bsky.social
- Thinky puzzle enthusiast - Hobbyist game curator & reviewer (Steam and others) Steam curator page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44752532/ Reviews are Chinese only for now, but I speak English too
We have an announcement! He Who Watches by @danga.games will launch on September 2nd! 👁️🏹 A first-person puzzle game about walking on walls, manipulating gravity, and discovering secrets! store.steampowered.com/app/1070500/...
✨⭐ Announcement time! ⭐✨ I'm super excited to announce FORWARD THINKING SHOWCASE, a puzzle videogames event happening in January 2027, and applications are open! If you are a developer/publisher working on a puzzle or 'think-ahead' game, consider submitting it here: forms.gle/arXVRoxtYK6y...
Highly recommend One Fine Day, a new "recursive" rule-discovery sudoku puzzle/puzzle set designed by Juggler, who has designed multiple puzzles like this before (like Pale Fire). Play it (and find more puzzles like this by Juggler) here: logic-masters.de/Raetselporta...
One Fine Day — Rätselportal — Logic Masters Deutschland
Die Webseite des Vereins Logic Masters Deutschland e.V.
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Sudokuvania 2: Lineage of Logic by @skepticalmario.bsky.social is an exciting adventure made of variant sudokus and an excellent continuation of the series. I enjoyed the non-linear exploration in this entry, which truly aligns with the games it takes inspiration from. Find it here: sudokuvania.com
Home - Sudokuvania - Worlds of Logic
Sudokuvania Adventures of Numeric Proportions What is Variant Sudoku? Classic Sudoku, a type of pencil puzzle where the solver must fill a 9×9 grid with the digits 1-9 without repeating a digit in a r...
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Want more Elemental Puzzle Platformers? There's a new bundle featuring Glowkeeper and Elementalist! Get it here: store.steampowered.com/bundle/82128.... And you get to save 10% if you already own Glowkeeper :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrxz...
Elementalist Gameplay Trailer
YouTube video by Liero
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Really enjoyed 100%-ing Clover's Quadrants by @idolon.bsky.social ! Really cool sokoban (block pushing) puzzle game with inventive inventory mechanics and clever puzzles. Get the game here (Steam): store.steampowered.com/app/3191170/...
Save 15% on Clover's Quadrants on Steam
A challenging puzzle game where you are what you eat - and you have four stomachs. Your four directions of movement are also inventory slots, and items in those slots will affect only that direction o...
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Clover's Quadrants is available NOW! It's a challenging puzzle game where your four directions of movement are also inventory slots. Check out the demo / buy the full game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3191170/...
Enjoy this preview of Sudokuvania 2: Lineage of Logic. Coming to SudokuPad in five weeks -- July 24! sudokupad.app/hzyzgg5vli
Sorry to keep you waiting! DELTARUNE Chapter 5 will be released on June 24th at 11:00AM EDT. Here's the trailer if you missed it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5y2...
DELTARUNE – Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
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RAT RUN, a great variant sudoku series about drawing paths in a rat's maze, has just reached its grand finale after 2 years and over 40 puzzles! I love the path drawing theme, and the story is interesting for a sudoku series of all things. Solve from the start here: logic-masters.de/Raetselporta...
An archaeologist has gone missing on an alien planet. 🪐 Locator: The Search for Abigail Lidari is a Geoguessr-inspired detective puzzle game, where you’ll investigate clues & pinpoint locations to solve the mystery. Wishlist now: https://tinyurl.com/5xv7e5tj https://youtu.be/HbRGoZwamcI
Locator on Steam
A Geoguessr-inspired detective game set on an alien planet. Pinpoint the exact locations of photos to track down missing archeologist Abigail Lidari. Cross-reference journal entries, decipher cryptic symbols, and uncover the mysteries of an ancient civilization.
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store.steampowered.com/sale/cerebra... Thank @draknek.bsky.social for another great Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! As the showcase is coming to a close, I published 2 recommendation articles on Chinese gaming community HeyBox, which include 20 new and old demos I played and enjoyed, list and link below:
Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 2026
Do you love puzzle games? Are you curious about the genre? Already a fan and looking for more puzzle gems? Look no further! The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is the place to celebrate all the wonderful puz...
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🎉 Aw yeaaah, Thinky Direct is back for 2026! Over 40 exclusive trailers for upcoming puzzle and problem-solving games! It's gonna be freakin amazing! 📺 Watch live on Thursday May 28 🕕 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST thinkygames.com/direct2026/
steven-miller.itch.io/pull-chain Recently completed Pull Chain by @stevenjmiller37.bsky.social . It's quite good! This is definitely a new puzzle masterpiece. The movement system is like Shackle, but with some seemingly subtle, yet actually profound differences. Highly Recommended!
Pull Chain by Steven Miller
Manipulate moths using a light source attached to your body
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About 2 weeks ago I fully completed The Artisan of Glimmith. What a great game! I left a review on Steam and on HeyBox (Chinese gaming community platform), which received a surprising amount of views (over 10K now!). Just wanted to share the (Chinese) article here: www.xiaoheihe.cn/app/bbs/link...
Another sokoban game I've enjoyed a lot lately!
Thinky Games@thinkygames.com · 5mo agoAny way you cook it, Where’s my egg? is a scrumptious sokoban delight!
Out of 3500+ demos in Steam Next Fest, we've sifted through more than 700 thinky-ish games and selected the best!
We played over 50 thinky demos from Steam Next Fest February 2026, here are the best · Thinky Games
Out of 3500+ demos, we've sifted through more than 700 thinky-ish games and selected only the best for you to enjoy.
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Lately I wrote an article on XiaoHeiHe (or HeyBox) about new and old puzzle game demos that I found particularly enjoyable, it's (again) in Chinese, but I figured I could still share the article AND the list of 15 demos in one thread. The article: api.xiaoheihe.cn/v3/bbs/app/a...
store.steampowered.com/app/3219580/... 2026 is only just beginning, but Theta and Paralldox on Worldlines has quickly become one of my favourite block pushing puzzle games of all time, and a strong 2026 thinky GOTY contender. Highly recommended!
Theta and Paralldox on Worldlines on Steam
A lovely logical puzzle game about the many-worlds interpretation and quantum mechanics.
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Congratulations! I wrote the introductions about the nominations in the category and announced the winner. I made sure they are glowing words!
Jagriff@jagriff.bsky.social · 6mo agoGentoo Rescue won "Best Systemic/Logic Puzzle Game" at Lizard King's Independent Game Awards! Here's a bilibili link. The category starts at 41:09. It includes an awkward video of me accepting the award and announcing something 🐧 www.bilibili.com/video/BV1FuZ...
Congrats to all the games and people that won or was nominated! Very glad and honoured to be invited as a juror for Thinky Awards, wish I helped at least a little bit at this event that spotlight great games from the community haha
Thinky Games@thinkygames.com · 6mo agoCongratulations to all our Thinky Awards winners and thank you to everyone who was watching live! thinkygames.com/even...
Mark your calendars! The 3rd Annual Thinky Awards are on February 4th! 🎉 thinkygames.com/news/join-us...
Join us on February 4 for the 3rd annual Thinky Awards results! · Thinky Games
It’s that time of the year again! We’re ready to announce the winners of the latest Thinky Awards. Our 3rd edition of this amazing annual event celebrates the very best thinky games that were released...
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はてなブログに投稿しました 2025年マイベストパズルゲーム / BEST PUZZLES 2025 - GOMAMISOMIX gomamisomix.hatenadiary.com/entry/2026/0... #はてなブログ
2025年マイベストパズルゲーム / BEST PUZZLES 2025 - GOMAMISOMIX
今年プレイした(発売ではない)ゲームのマイベスト。連番を振っているけど、順位とはあまり関係ありません。去年のベストでは最後までクリアできなかった作品を除外していましたが、今年はそういう作品も入れることにしました。最後まで到達しなくても好き、というのは普通に”ある”感情だったので。 Word Sculpture Museum BEST 10 1. Type Help 2. The Boons of ...
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@oldcaptainwzj.bsky.social 's review of Herd now officially in English: oldcaptainwzj.notion.site/Herd-Review-...
Herd: Review | Notion
Herd is a single-player puzzle board game, and the latest work of Blaž Urban Gracar, author of beloved puzzle books LOK, Abdec, and Workworkwork. As you can see from the shot above, alongside the book...
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Thanks for the shout-out! The google translation is surprisingly not bad actually haha
Blaž Urban Gracar (Letibus Design)@letibus.bsky.social · 7mo ago@oldcaptainwzj.bsky.social wrote a review of Herd! As always, I think he's is very on point, seeing clearly the intentions of the design and how well they were actualised. The review is in Chinese - I'll post the Google translation in comments below. oldcaptainwzj.notion.site/Herd-2dbf304...
Thanks for the shout out! I'll put the videos on YouTube soon for easier access, but the videos are still going to be in Chinese.
Blaž Urban Gracar (Letibus Design)@letibus.bsky.social · 7mo agoAs he's done for Workworkwork, @oldcaptainwzj.bsky.social has been recording walkthrough / logic-explanatory series for Herd. Using a digital PDF copy and various image editing programs, he's been expertly going through the puzzles. The series is in Chinese: www.bilibili.com/video/BV1FPq...
We’re very excited to announce Thinky Dailies! 🎉 Follow our thinky friend on an adventure through handcrafted daily puzzles! thinkygames.com/dail...
Announcing the line-up for ThinkyCon 2025! 🎉 Tune in for 3 days of amazing talks from the makers of your favorite puzzly games! thinkygames.com/even...
