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TR-49 review: A tense and beautifully written mystery, told entirely on a bizarre 1940s computer

By Abbie Stone published

PC-88 The developer of Overboard and Expelled delivers its darkest detective game yet.

PC-88
A man and woman and a cat at the counter of an occult shop

Strange Antiquities review: Solve dozens of little mysteries in a creepy yet cozy curio shop

By Christopher Livingston published

Memento Story Unravel the mysteries of occult artifacts in your creepy yet cozy little shop.

Memento Story
Tempopo

Tempopo review: A solid musical puzzler that feels a little too one-note

By Mollie Taylor published

Vine and dandy Tempopo is great, but could use something a little more.

Vine and dandy
A young man wearing a backpack in a darkened room

Blue Prince review: this elaborate and elegant strategy adventure is one of the best puzzle games in years

By Christopher Livingston published

Open House Unravel the mysteries of a mansion, room by room, in Blue Prince.

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Open House
Close up of three people at a Christmas party in The Roottrees are Dead, with picture in picture close ups of each individual's head.

The Roottrees are Dead review

By Tom Sykes published

root cause Solving a genealogical mystery, one ancestor at a time.

root cause
World of Goo 2

World of Goo 2 review: Familiar but inventive, and a whole world of fun

By Kerry Brunskill published

Sticky business Goo-d enough for two.

Sticky business
Pools of light beneath streetlamps.

Schim review

By Jody Macgregor published

Hop To It I see a little silhouetto of a man.

Hop To It
A woman approaches a foreboding hotel

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes review

By Autumn Wright published

Zap Grab a notebook. Every answer is another mystery in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.

Zap
Animal Well

Animal Well review: The most engrossing exploration platformer I've played in years

By Shaun Prescott published

Zoo-logical A sprawling puzzle metroidvania with a bottomless well of mystery.

Zoo-logical
Lego Bricktales

LEGO: Bricktales review: Fun, despite some structural shakiness

By Kaile Hultner published

Brick By Brick A satisfying, imperfect new step forward for LEGO games.

Brick By Brick
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