<![CDATA[ Latest from PC Gamer AU in Puzzle ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:37:03 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Oh you think you know hidden object games? Then go find a four-leaf clover in the hardest cozy game I've ever seen ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/oh-you-think-you-know-hidden-object-games-then-go-find-a-four-leaf-clover-in-the-hardest-cozy-game-ive-ever-seen/ gThL8kT8evFYJ4k37qoUtf Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:37:03 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:05:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Finally, a cosy game that’s not afraid to kick my teeth in ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/finally-a-cosy-game-thats-not-afraid-to-kick-my-teeth-in/ A2NFsQYCupvxByMMS959BG Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:47:52 +0000 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:16:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Humans can't reliably recall colours': Dialed.gg is a simple colour game that made me realise I don't know what pink looks like ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/humans-cant-reliably-recall-colours-dialed-gg-is-a-simple-colour-game-that-made-me-realise-i-dont-know-what-pink-looks-like/ nnjCqVKxRvrHKHGqPKeUBk Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:41:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Oragnized Inside is the perfect follow-up to Unpacking and A Little to the Left, as you trail a stray cat around town and tidy up as you go ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/oragnized-inside-is-the-perfect-follow-up-to-unpacking-and-a-little-to-the-left-as-you-trail-a-stray-cat-around-town-and-tidy-up-as-you-go/ o7bFqekckTQYobYRxDRrnh Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:09:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ The creator of Stephen's Sausage Roll has released a new puzzle-platformer where you play as an egg, in the latest example of a developer fallen to the sunny side ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/the-creator-of-stephens-sausage-roll-has-released-a-new-puzzle-platformer-where-you-play-as-an-egg-in-the-latest-example-of-a-developer-fallen-to-the-sunny-side/ WFMF2KitVa9h86i8NVpLLR Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I'm celebrating Spring by helping a little frog wake up from hibernation in the cosy puzzle game Walk the Frog ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/im-celebrating-spring-by-helping-a-little-frog-wake-up-from-hibernation-in-the-cosy-puzzle-game-walk-the-frog/ vGn7PuBVeQ2erh8am9M4yG Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:47:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ An hour of puzzle-solving in the quirky world of Big Walk is the most fun I've had in co-op in ages ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/an-hour-of-puzzle-solving-in-the-quirky-world-of-big-walk-is-the-most-fun-ive-had-in-co-op-in-ages/ fPjci9hmW2nxcy3CCRVBKV Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ You can play Big Walk before launch, but only if you take a big walk to the publisher's office to play it in person ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/you-can-play-big-walk-before-launch-but-only-if-you-take-a-big-walk-to-the-publishers-office-to-play-it-in-person/ 862gXAFPf6FZJPRqTcFhea Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Human Fall Flat, which is bizarrely one of the best-selling games of all time, gets a Viking-themed map featuring Dave the Diver for some reason ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/human-fall-flat-which-is-bizarrely-one-of-the-best-selling-games-of-all-time-gets-a-viking-themed-map-featuring-dave-the-diver-for-some-reason/ hmCqcPdMBWz2CPWeeRboTS Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ You might think hidden object games aren't cool, but that's only because you haven't tried the Find My Frogs: Branches demo yet ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/you-might-think-hidden-object-games-arent-cool-but-thats-only-because-you-havent-tried-the-find-my-frogs-branches-demo-yet/ H955fyishCq4dKAJNNQod4 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:41:36 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:10:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Obsidian Moon is a Lovecraftian noir detective game about moving bits of paper around your desk and making sure you've got enough money for whiskey and beans ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/obsidian-moon-is-a-lovecraftian-noir-detective-game-about-moving-bits-of-paper-around-your-desk-and-making-sure-youve-got-enough-money-for-whiskey-and-beans/ fV3P8SrfXswh4QkmLC34eS Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:25:17 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:39:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Devs behind GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and TimeSplitters are done with big shooters after getting burned by Embracer, so their next game is a Balatro-like twist on Scrabble—and you can try the demo now ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/devs-behind-goldeneye-perfect-dark-and-timesplitters-are-done-with-big-shooters-after-getting-burned-by-embracer-so-their-next-game-is-a-balatro-like-twist-on-scrabble-and-you-can-try-the-demo-now/ 3FKoEVwsGCf4PdYDJYAGXc Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:36:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of the best puzzle games ever is getting surprise DLC even though its developer kind of closed a while ago ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/one-of-the-best-puzzle-games-ever-is-getting-surprise-dlc-even-though-its-developer-kind-of-closed-a-while-ago/ HDwiBfWcnh2qDSzBNn7C3e Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:23:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ I can now say I've been killed by a nonogram thanks to this roguelike that turns Picross into a dungeon crawler ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/i-can-now-say-ive-been-killed-by-a-nonogram-thanks-to-this-roguelike-that-turns-picross-into-a-dungeon-crawler/ nzmjQWmUozJJ7NE7D5ZuFT Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:11:36 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:14:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Relooted is a fine heist game—but it's a better history lesson ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/relooted-is-a-fine-heist-game-but-its-a-better-history-lesson/ 5Gin6VSk4c2jbqLq4FCrCB Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:03:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ A great puzzle game for people who like the idea of Blue Prince but don't want to spend days banging their head against it is free for the week on the Epic Store ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/a-great-puzzle-game-for-people-who-like-the-idea-of-blue-prince-but-dont-want-to-spend-days-banging-their-head-against-it-is-free-for-the-week-on-the-epic-store/ RygL7mgtHMUCxzWufBFApV Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:40:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Little Woody is an adorable 2D puzzle game with a great short demo that you can check out now, but be warned: It'll leave you wanting more ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/little-woody-is-an-adorable-2d-puzzle-game-with-a-great-short-demo-that-you-can-check-out-now-but-be-warned-itll-leave-you-wanting-more/ pUPf78AAzTAhB7vYF82cqW Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:34:30 +0000 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:07:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Inkle co-founder says WW2 puzzler TR-49 is 'our best launch, ever, in 14 years,' and they made it in just 9 months ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/inkle-co-founder-says-ww2-puzzler-tr-49-is-our-best-launch-ever-in-14-years-and-they-made-it-in-just-9-months/ zbcCYq5Ky2mWwmo43UpAPd Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:55:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ TR-49 review ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/tr-49-review/ bqHAnpWajm6SiHVh8R4mBN Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ ARG developer finds out his email hint system doesn't work anymore because young people don't know how to use email ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/arg-developer-finds-out-his-email-hint-system-doesnt-work-anymore-because-young-people-dont-know-how-to-use-email/ wESBb5CoWVjLkqxYEzmCfM Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:03:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blue Prince, the best game of 2025 (don't check our GOTY just trust me) is on sale on Steam for under $20 for the first time ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/blue-prince-the-best-game-of-2025-dont-check-our-goty-just-trust-me-is-on-sale-on-steam-for-under-usd20-for-the-first-time/ JHsjysCNUsPaThfgBMBRs7 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:02:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ After Netflix pulled the rug from under Monument Valley 3 six months after launch, its developer says it's a 'PC first' studio: 'we can build more direct relationships with our audience and community' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/after-netflix-pulled-the-rug-from-under-monument-valley-3-six-months-after-launch-its-developer-says-its-a-pc-first-studio-we-can-build-more-direct-relationships-with-our-audience-and-community/ KsT5LuDyJbYrEhtdsWKXaD Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:54:23 +0000 Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:44:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is today's puzzle game scene interesting? 'No, I don't think it is,' says Jonathan Blow, even though there are 'really good games in the past' devs could look to for inspiration ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/is-todays-puzzle-game-scene-interesting-no-i-dont-think-it-is-says-jonathan-blow-even-though-there-are-really-good-games-in-the-past-devs-could-look-to-for-inspiration/ RNMbyG5EDmLR9FVwhb2vTC Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:33:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Fine, I'll do it myself': Cybertsu had never seen a King of All Cosmos cosplay, so decided to pull off one of the most elaborate headpiece designs, and it's the best I've ever seen ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/fine-ill-do-it-myself-cybertsu-had-never-seen-a-king-of-all-cosmos-cosplay-so-decided-to-pull-off-one-of-the-most-elaborate-headpiece-designs-and-its-the-best-ive-ever-seen/ kV5YurTdCWALV7JUkjcF3Z Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:12:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Baba is News: One of the best puzzle games of the last decade just got a major update seven years after release ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/baba-is-news-one-of-the-best-puzzle-games-of-the-last-decade-just-got-a-major-update-seven-years-after-release/ SgESpC8WK3XmpzhqBy8p5X Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:31:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Counterfeit Monkey is so magnificent a text adventure that I'm convinced the puzzle genre went wrong when it added graphics ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/counterfeit-monkey-is-so-magnificent-a-text-adventure-that-im-convinced-the-puzzle-genre-went-wrong-when-it-added-graphics/ ZcD9mX7TJyVbzaQPsd9Rb8 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blue Prince is 'the result of 8 years of development, fuelled by imagination and creativity' not AI says publisher ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/blue-prince-is-the-result-of-8-years-of-development-fuelled-my-imagination-and-creativity-not-ai-says-publisher/ d22N3N75y7KYVxn7ypomee Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:19:12 +0000 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:00:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Öoo is a 4 hour platformer about solving problems with bombs, and it's the cleverest puzzle game I played in 2025 ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/ooo-is-a-4-hour-platformer-about-solving-problems-with-bombs-and-its-the-cleverest-puzzle-game-i-played-in-2025/ mrk4nqjbfRsSQqUFWhHZhB Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:16:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jonathan Blow's new game has the most 'Jonathan Blow's new game' pitch imaginable: A 'game design supercollider' that takes 4 puzzle games and jams them together into a 500-hour saga ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/jonathan-blows-new-game-has-the-most-jonathan-blows-new-game-pitch-imaginable-a-game-design-supercollider-that-takes-4-puzzle-games-and-jams-them-together-into-a-500-hour-saga/ ub5qBwgNzpbnp73CSsB6rX Fri, 12 Dec 2025 02:38:11 +0000 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:35:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steam's latest cozy game has a fascinating backstory: Not only is it a PS1 game that predates the 'cozy' era, but it's only officially available in English thanks to fan translators ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/steams-latest-cozy-game-has-a-fascinating-backstory-not-only-is-it-a-ps1-game-that-predates-the-cozy-era-but-its-only-officially-available-in-english-thanks-to-fan-translators/ G3Hv7NSsFw2ZEpyykVjLd4 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:28:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Raw Fury is kicking off 'Rawcember' with a stacked Humble Bundle, featuring a discount on one of the year's coolest puzzle games ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/raw-fury-is-kicking-off-rawcember-with-a-stacked-humble-bundle-featuring-a-discount-on-one-of-the-years-coolest-puzzle-games/ rw2oq3aVNTTby8rYVKLeSi Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:01:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ghost of Yotei star Erika Ishii wants the world to know their pick for Game of the Year is not Ghost of Yotei: 'Blue Prince, all day, every day!' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/ghost-of-yotei-star-erika-ishii-wants-the-world-to-know-their-pick-for-game-of-the-year-is-not-ghost-of-yotei-blue-prince-all-day-every-day/ czXfu8Md9w58DciXFydH9Q Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:34:47 +0000 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 20:34:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of 2025's best games won't get a sequel, says its developer: 'Each of my projects will be completely standalone' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/my-favorite-game-of-2025-wont-get-a-sequel-says-its-developer-each-of-my-projects-will-be-completely-standalone/ RRj42r3UHVugR5MihwfPhE Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:58:38 +0000 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 01:26:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I will probably never fully acknowledge whether or not everything has been solved' says Blue Prince creator: 'There are certainly mysteries still in the game' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/i-will-probably-never-fully-acknowledge-whether-or-not-everything-has-been-solved-says-blue-prince-creator-there-are-certainly-mysteries-still-in-the-game/ u9uPTULTcad4Z9cNEZhNkm Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:22:13 +0000 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 01:16:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Someone needs to take my wallet away because Once Upon a Katamari has revealed its first two DLC's and one is launching this month ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/someone-needs-to-take-my-wallet-away-because-once-upon-a-katamari-has-revealed-its-first-two-dlcs-and-one-is-launching-this-month/ SVtAKHv46s8MKFtiNzHUuc Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:49:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blue Prince developer announces 'a plea for help': one of the game's lead playtesters 'has only a few months to find a living kidney donor' ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/blue-prince-developer-announces-a-plea-for-help-one-of-the-games-lead-playtesters-has-only-a-few-months-to-find-a-living-kidney-donor/ Zb85RiEeBk9pVgqeyRzYjK Sat, 08 Nov 2025 18:44:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 31 (#1595) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-31-2025/ TuvqwtpdSLqQAr8vQppnVc Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 30 (#1594) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-30-2025/ GJkVWTFgjrfGbPqFyfH5oD Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 29 (#1593) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-29-2025/ zRF8JXRTxdtCR7DU4LQ9uf Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 28 (#1592) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-28-2025/ 2diCah29fprz8tTRLFnNST Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 27 (#1591) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-27-2025/ V2hrVN74ys8T8kZrAUQBT5 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 26 (#1590) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-26-2025/ GmB62LKndviJq4GyzcUA6S Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 25 (#1589) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-25-2025/ Sg6yxyUBMbK9FMhbLauimg Sat, 25 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 24 (#1588) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-24-2025/ s4b3N4XtF6EKFQU4FaW7SL Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 23 (#1587) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-23-2025/ uwLzzGi8SrAW9MBNs4vE3U Thu, 23 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Once Upon a Katamari has reignited my love for a series that hasn't released a mainline game in 14 years, and now it's the only game I want to play ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/once-upon-a-katamari-has-reignited-my-love-for-a-series-that-hasnt-released-a-mainline-game-in-14-years-and-now-its-the-only-game-i-want-to-play/ pgRE5Ru4qPteKFGsUE33ij Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:05:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 22 (#1586) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-22-2025/ YX3RawENrQUxVFyWc3PYtD Wed, 22 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 21 (#1585) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-21-2025/ MGXcgjEGLQJPf2wnn32GbA Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 20 (#1584) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-20-2025/ wqBa5fuaDFe3EVf9jBP7Hc Mon, 20 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Today's Wordle clues, hints and answer for October 19 (#1583) ]]> https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/wordle-answer-today-october-19-2025/ ZgjSCCnqcZwt7MXoiLdcfD Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000