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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · Jul 15

MetroidBRAINIA? Yep, that's right! Here's our excessively deep dive into our favorite new genre.
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Metroidbrainia: An in-depth exploration of knowledge-gated games · Thinky Games

Thinky Games presents a definitive guide to metroidbrania games: What they are, how different games explore the idea in their own way, and a list of our favorites.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 9m

We tried out this detective game about diving through memories!

Diving into lost memories and piecing together a mystery (Mind Diver)

I played an earlier version of Mind Diver maybe 2 or 3 years ago, and it was an intriguing concept, especially the aesthetics of the whole game. The concept of diving into and swimming around people's memories is ripe for weird and wacky visuals. And the photogrammetry stuff looks really cool. It's

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Celia @celia-14.bsky.social · 3h

Being a rank amateur doesn’t stop me from enjoying trying to put together my own cryptic clues. This one is inspired by an idea @josephmansfield.uk had on @thinkygames.com discord -

“Stick to conversation, start sending back short letters from penpal” (4)
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Minute Cryptic

Solve a clue with a hidden meaning

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 23h

This game is a laid-back, non-violent detective game for squeamish sleuths and cozy gamers!

Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game finds the satisfaction in solving life's minor hiccups · Thinky Games

Switch out murder and mayhem for cozy and comfort in this laid-back Golden Idol-like.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 1d

Give commands to a robo-farming drone army in this new programming game!

Attempt to replace the farmer in this new drone-programming argriculture game featuring its own coding language · Thinky Games

The Farmer Was Replaced debuted on Steam this week, a programming and automation game featuring a whole in-game programming language that you'll use to give simple commands to your robo-farming drone army.

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Rusty Lake 🚣 @rustylake.com · 1d

The Servant of the Lake Demo is OUT NOW on Steam during #SteamNextFest! ⏰ 🖼️ 🧹

Welcome to your 15 - 30 min free-to-play trial period as Servant of the Lake for the infamous Vanderboom family! Visitors are arriving soon, and our work begins now! 🫴

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Mael Duin 🧩 @maelduinplays.bsky.social · 2d

Added 👇
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to this magnificent group, for when you’d rather watch someone else being puzzled.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 1d

In case you missed it, a popular Slay the Spire mod is going to be made into a boardgame expansion!

In an unexpected surprise announcement, the developers of the mega-popular deckbuilder Slay the Spire have shared that a very popular PC mod packed with characters and content will be brought to life on the table in an official expansion for the Slay the Spire boardgame.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 2d

Snooping around the antique store in Strange Antiquities!
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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Don't forget to check out our review of The House of Tesla!

The House of Tesla review: Gorgeous visuals and clever puzzles shine, but clunky controls and uneven design spark frustration · Thinky Games

Step into Tesla’s electrifying world in The House of Tesla.

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 3d

The brand new puzzle game from Draknek & Friends is launching SOON 👇🎃

Pick up the creepy cryptids and drop them at their destinations around Trainsylvania. But be careful! Stay on track of the situation or you’ll have a grave problem.

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Spooky Express

Plan the train route for the world’s spookiest theme park! All the passengers are all just dying to ride the Spooky Express.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

We checked out Rita, an adorable crossword-filled platformer!

Help this crossword-loving hatchling solve delightful word puzzles! (Rita)

Wow, this came out of nowhere and I'm really impressed. It's obviously a very approachable and gentle game, but it's also brimming with a love of word puzzles and is clearly being incredibly playful with its puzzles. I'd love to see them iron out some of the game engine jank, but other than that, I

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Uncover family secrets rooted in the occult in the hand-drawn folk horror game Tales from Candleforth.
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Tales from Candleforth · Thinky Games

Uncover family secrets rooted in the occult.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

In Helltaker meet sharply dressed demons as you venture down to a block-pushing hell.
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Helltaker · Thinky Games

Meet sharply dressed demons as you venture down to a block-pushing hell.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Play as a telephone operator identifying supernatural threats in the analog horror inspired Home Safety Hotline!
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Home Safety Hotline · Thinky Games

Our operators are currently identifying the supernatural threats looming inside your home. Please hold.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Zenomatrix is a first-person game that blends puzzles and horror! The goal is to escape mannequins that move when you look away from them.
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Zenomatrix · Thinky Games

A first-person horror game where the monsters are the puzzle.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Solve riddles and wrestle with outlandish creatures in the typing-fueled dungeon crawler Cryptmaster. It won Most Innovative Game in the 2024 Thinky Awards!
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Cryptmaster · Thinky Games

Solve riddles and wrestle with outlandish creatures in this typing-fueled dungeon crawler.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Treat villagers with arcane medical procedures and try surviving eldritch threats in the Lovecraftian doctor simulator Do No Harm.
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Do No Harm · Thinky Games

Treat villagers with arcane medical procedures and try surviving 30 days of eldritch threats.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Shack-o-Lantern is a free sokoban game about dragging around a jack-o-lantern to stay out of the dark!
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Shack-o'-Lantern · Thinky Games

Keep your light source close and stay out of the dark.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Set up the right platforms before releasing a skeleton whose movement is tied to specific beats in Grooveyard!
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Grooveyard · Thinky Games

Set up the right platforms before releasing a skeleton whose movement is tied to specific beats.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Boo! has 42 Halloween-themed levels with the goal of dunking masked pumpkins into paint to make the right patterns!
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Boo! · Thinky Games

Dunk masked pumpkins into paint to make the right patterns.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Set in the same gloomy town as Strange Horticulture, Strange Antiquities swaps out plants for occult items.
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Strange Antiquities review: Both cozy and creepy, the perfect puzzle game for dark autumnal nights · Thinky Games

Run a magical trinket shop and solve mysteries in this spooky puzzle adventure.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Though Strange Horticulture already has mysterious plants and a cute black cat, there’s a Halloween event running right now that amplifies the spooky vibes and adds jack-o-lanterns to the game!
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Strange Horticulture · Thinky Games

Acquire and identify plants in this atmospheric detective story.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

Spooky Express, which comes out on the 21st, is about planning routes for a ghost train that drops ghoulish creatures off at their resting places!
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Spooky Express · Thinky Games

Control the path of a ghost train and dispatch ghoulish creatures to their resting place.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 3d

It’s spooky season, so our team rounded up a bunch of games to get you in the Halloween spirit! Take a look at this collection or scroll down for the highlights!
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Cay Macres' collection: Halloween-y games · Thinky Games

A collection of thinky games created by Cay Macres.

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 4d

Write routines in a Python-like language to automate multiple farming tasks in The Farmer Was Replaced. It came out of early access today and is on sale right now!

The Farmer Was Replaced · Thinky Games

Write routines in a Python-like language to automate multiple farming tasks.

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