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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.

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Death Coming
Death Coming

Puzzle 06 November 2017

An unusual logic game, in which you assume the role of the Reaper – Death’s agent. Your goal is to kill people in every possible way. The tricky part is that there is no direct control over any character. All the player can do is to manipulate the environment and lure their prey into all kinds of death traps.

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Dragon Quest Rivals
Dragon Quest Rivals

Puzzle 02 November 2017

A card game developed by Square-Enix, set in a fantasy world of the Dragon Quest series. We participate in turn-based one-on-one fights, during which we use our own card decks with pictures of characters and enemies known from other entries in this series (such as Huser from Dragon Quest X or Camus and Martin from Dragon Quest XI) – each of the characters has their unique abilities and using them is the key to success.

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Fill-a-Pix: Phil's Epic Adventure
Fill-a-Pix: Phil's Epic Adventure

Puzzle 02 November 2017

Fill-a-Pix: Phil's Epic Adventure is a puzzle game in which we deal with arranging beautiful pixel-art pictures from different parts of the world. Its creation is the responsibility of independent studios Lightwood Games and Conceptis Ltd.

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Diamond Diaries Saga
Diamond Diaries Saga

Puzzle 30 October 2017

A match-3 game in which we play as Lucy, a collector of precious jewels. The gameplay in Diamond Diaries Saga takes place on a board filled with colourful crystals; by combining three or more elements of the same colour, we gradually bring down the diamond at the top which the girl desires for the necklace.

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The Talos Principle VR
The Talos Principle VR

Puzzle 17 October 2017

Special version of 2014 first-person puzzle game that consists of the base title and the official expansion named Road to Gehenna. It has been developed for virtual reality sets, resulting in different controls. However, every other aspect of the game remained unchanged from the original.

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Metropolis: Lux Obscura
Metropolis: Lux Obscura

Puzzle 11 October 2017

Combining the visual novel adventure with a "combine three elements" logic game. The hero of the game is Jon Lockhart, who immediately after leaving prison starts looking for people responsible for framing him into murder and arrest. The production draws inspiration from comics and noir crime films.

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PUSH
PUSH

Puzzle 10 October 2017

A logic game, in which the player’s task is to press all of the buttons that have been displayed on the 3D objects. This relatively simple concept is transformed into a challenge due to the lack of any hint system. The key to success in the case of most puzzles is to find the order, in which certain buttons must be pressed, or to discover the meaning of the symbols, that have been connected to the buttons.

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Picross S
Picross S

Puzzle 28 September 2017

Another entry in the popular series of logic games known from Nintendo’s mobile consoles. Picross S is the first entry in the series developed for Nintendo Switch. The gameplay is based on the principles of a puzzle invented by the Japanese artist Non Ishida. This puzzle is known as “paint by numbers”. Similarly to the previous game, in Picross S the player is tasked with painting the fields of a diagram in such way that they create a pixel drawing.

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Puzzle Fighter
Puzzle Fighter

Puzzle 27 September 2017

A puzzle game developed for mobile devices as continuation of 90’s Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo. It has been developed by Japanese company Capcom.

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Light Tracer
Light Tracer

Puzzle 26 September 2017

A logic puzzle game by Oasis Games, known from many mobile, web-based PC productions, such as Tiger Knight: Empire War. You play as a divine being, who helps a princess in climbing a dangerous tower. You make her task easier by showing her the way with a special wand. You can also manipulate the surroundings, turning maps right and left, raising or moving platforms, etc.

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Geostorm
Geostorm

Puzzle 26 September 2017

A puzzle game based on an action film under the same title. During the game in Geostorm we play the three heroes, whose task is to obtain information about natural disasters that take place all over the world. The game, during which the action is shown in an isometric projection, consists in traversing the location and solving riddles.

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Archaica: The Path of Light
Archaica: The Path of Light

Puzzle 08 September 2017

A logic game inspired by Chromatron and Aargon. Archaica: The Path Of Light is the debut production of TwoMammoths, a Polish development studio. The title puts an incredibly responsible task in the player’s hands: to save the humanity from extinction. To achieve this, we have to activate special defense mechanisms by leading a beam of light through the forgotten path of the ancients.

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Top Gear: Road Trip
Top Gear: Road Trip

Puzzle 17 August 2017

A mobile logic game developed by the Finnish developer Motorious Entertainment. As the title suggests, the game is based on the popular TV show – Top Gear, aired by BBC Britain. In Top Gear: Road Trip, the player gets to travel across Great Britain, France, Italy, and other regions of Europe. During the game, one not only visits the aforementioned territories but also participates in multiple races, acquires new cars, and completes tasks based on the challenges from the TV show.

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Homescapes
Homescapes

Puzzle 15 August 2017

Homescapes is a match-3 game in which we deal with the renovation of the main character's parents' house. By solving puzzles consisting in matching colorful symbols, we gain money to buy new furniture or repair damaged equipment.

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Hearthstone: Knights of the Frozen Throne
Hearthstone: Knights of the Frozen Throne

Puzzle 10 August 2017

Hearthstone: Knights of the Frozen Throne is the sixth expansion for the free-to-play card game Hearthstone. It was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and can be bought through the game’s store for either real or in-game currency. This expansion focuses on Lich King’s army and his kingdom of Northrend. Just like the Whispers of the Old Gods DLC, Knights of the Frozen Throne tells an alternate version of the well-known events.

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Swim Out
Swim Out

Puzzle 08 August 2017

A puzzle game in which we play the role of a swimmer trying to get from one end of the pool to the other. Completion of the task is complicated by the fact that our client cannot cross the road for the rest of the people taking the bath. More than a hundred levels await completion in Swim Out, and the game resembles a chess game - the title forces us to plan our next moves in advance.

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Puzzle Adventure Blockle
Puzzle Adventure Blockle

Puzzle 03 August 2017

A funny logic game, in which the gameplay is based on rotating entire levels. By doing that we help the hero to reach the exit, collect various items and avoid dangers. Puzzle Adventure Blockle has two main characters – a cat called Kulu, who was sent by Katz city mayor to find seven stones that can help him to take over the world, and beautiful goddess, Arkia, who can manipulate levels.

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Eden: Renaissance
Eden: Renaissance

Puzzle 24 July 2017

Eden: Renaissance is a puzzle game created by The Last Kind studio. The player control a young archeologist who came across remnants of an alien civilization during his trip to Antarctica. Along with one of their representatives, the titular Eden, we have to save the world and find a way back home. The game uses turn-based mechanics and we have to safely lead our characters from the starting point to the finish line.

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Boost Beast
Boost Beast

Puzzle 20 July 2017

A cartoonish production from the match-3, genre created by Arzest studio and Arc System Works company. Boost Beast takes the player to an alternate reality, in which all humans have changed into blood-thirsty zombies after a mysterious meteor crashed on Earth. Only the animals led by dog Alec are left to resolve that crisis. Gameplay encompasses turn-based battles with undead taking place on more than 200 arenas - two-dimensional battlefields made of square fields filled with colorful elements.

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Chess Ultra
Chess Ultra

Puzzle 21 June 2017

An advanced chess simulator adapted to support VR headsets. Chess Ultra allows us to compete against other players or AI that offers ten difficulty levels, which determine how many moves can the computer read in advance and the probability of it making a mistake. The action is observed from the first-person perspective. We can learn both the basics and advanced strategies in the tutorial. In total, the developers prepared eighty chess challenges (e.g. winning a game within seven turns).

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Framed 2
Framed 2

Puzzle 14 June 2017

A prequel to the first Framed, an indie puccle game developed by Australian studio Loveshack Entertainment. The game once again relies on the setting of hardboiled novels, only this time set in Asia, where the protagonist has been framed for a crime he did not commit. He has no choice, but to clear his name before he gets caught by real criminals or the police. Framed 2 employs comics panel-based narrative, constructed in a way that will allow the protagonist to get out of trouble.

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Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders
Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders

Puzzle 07 June 2017

The next HOPA production in Artifex Mundi's publishing portfolio. The game, which was developed by the Sodigital studio, takes the players to a fairy tale version of Persia, which is ruled with an iron fist by Grand Vizier Zaved.

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Monument Valley 2
Monument Valley 2

Puzzle 30 May 2017

The second entry in the popular series of puzzle games developed by an independent studio ustwo. The title features a completely new plot, in which the player learns about the fate of a mother who travels with her child through a fantasy world.

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Grab the Bottle
Grab the Bottle

Puzzle 22 May 2017

Grab the Bottle is a logic-arcade game in which the player's task is to control the elongated human flexible arm so that it can reach to the bottle on the board. The title is the work of the Finnish studio Kamina Dimension.

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