Puzzle (Page 16)

An MS Paint-looking image of a young feminine face being poked in the cheek by the finger of a hand presumably controlled by the player. It's weird. It's WarioWare.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Spin-offs

A virtuous spiral.

April 10, 2024 Robert Purchese

A dazzlingly bright illustrative, almost scribbled, crayon image of a feminine-looking character tossing a bullet into the air with their hand, while in the background, a line darts between dying silhouettes, depicting a bullet's journey. The main character is framed by a glowing sun.

Review

Children of the Sun review - a thrilling mashup of bullet-time and puzzle games

The kids are all bright.

April 9, 2024 Vikki Blake

A beautiful mansion with a curving drive and fountain out front under a perfect summer sky in this shot from Botany Manor

Review

Botany Manor review - a beautiful, bucolic brain tickler

How does your garden grow?

April 9, 2024 Matt Wales

Mario Kart 7 promo image showing Mario front and centre in a red a blue kart. Bowser is coming up on his left (as you look at the pic) while Luigi soars through the air on the right with a green glider attached to his kart

News

See the moment 3DS and Wii U online servers shut down forever

Shown the Kart door.

April 9, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Dungeons of Hinterberg officials creen showing the character overlooking a purple and icy blue frozen mountain world.

Feature

What we've been playing - indie preview special edition!

A few things that caught our eye at GDC, Day of the Devs, and ID@Xbox.

April 5, 2024 Robert Purchese

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU artwork showing young African warrior lead character in orange and purple environment

News

Tales of Kenzera: Zau and Dave the Diver hit PlayStation Plus this month

Two day one releases.

April 2, 2024 Ed Nightingale

A festive winter scene in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

News

PSA: 3DS and Wii U online play shuts down next week

You better be-leaf it.

April 2, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Nightscape showing a boat sailing on a river under a sky of stars.

News

Xbox showcases four indie games backed by ID@Xbox

Botany! Jump Ship! Nightscape! Deep!

April 2, 2024 Tom Phillips

Lego 2K Drive screenshot showing a lego figure in a car

News

Xbox Game Pass April games announced

Lego! Tomb Raider! Botany Manor!

April 2, 2024 Ed Nightingale

News

Bugsnax card game funded on Kickstarter, not an April Fools'

Critter and twisted.

April 2, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

News

Wordle is running out of words

New York Times discusses a couple of solutions.

April 2, 2024 Christian Donlan

A witch stands in front of a glowing portal conjured from standing stones in Timemelters.

Feature

Supporters | Game of the week: Sometimes the best thing is when you give the game away

Echoes.

March 29, 2024 Christian Donlan

Three friends lay on the grass cloud-spotting in this screen from Varney Lake.

Feature

Long read | The beauty and drama of video games and their clouds

"It's a little bit hard to work out without knowing the altitude of that dragon..."

March 28, 2024 Christian Donlan

A Europa screenshot showing a boy drifting on air currents over a shimmering river between crumbling nighttime ruins, all rendered in a lovely Ghibli-esque artstyle.

News

Gorgeous Ghibli-esque exploration adventure Europa delayed to "summer"

"I can't stand the thought of releasing... before it's in the condition we want it to be."

March 27, 2024 Matt Wales

It Takes Two Cody and May ride on the back of two garden frogs

News

It Takes Two celebrates third anniversary with new sales milestone

May day.

March 27, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Clock faces spiral around each other on a yellow background in this illustration.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Time manipulations

Can I get a rewind?

March 27, 2024 Robert Purchese

Judas screenshot showing the red-haired Hope looking at the camera.

News

BioShock creator Ken Levine finally explains Judas "narrative Lego" concept

Block busted.

March 26, 2024 Tom Phillips

A witch conjures a magical orb and fixes us with her gaze in this art for Timemelters.

Review

Timemelters review - weird, cold-blooded tactical brilliance

Back from/to the future.

March 25, 2024 Christian Donlan

Ian Higton is wearing a Squirrel Costume and wielding a very sharp syringe as he stands outside the HappyFunland theme park. It is a a gloomy, spooky image but fireworks are exploding above a central castle.

Video

VR Corner | Darkly comic horror game, HappyFunland VR shows promise but it might not be worth the price of admission

It Disney live up to expectations.

March 24, 2024 Ian Higton

A map of the Martian off-colony settlement in Mars After Midnight - a complex city with a number of different districts.

Feature

Lucas Pope's new Playdate puzzler is a lovely, silly game about community

Paper plates, please.

March 24, 2024 Christian Donlan

News

Stop-motion-style narrative game Harold Halibut lands April release date

It's o-fish-al.

March 22, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Tales of Kenzera main character up close with moon and sun masks around him

Feature

Abubakar Salim on Metroidvanias as a vehicle for grief and storytelling

"Give them something good."

March 19, 2024 Ed Nightingale

Planet of Lana screenshot showing a young girl - Lana - running from large, robot-like machines

News

Sci-fi puzzle adventure Planet of Lana gets Switch, PlayStation release date

Rage against the machines.

March 18, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

A cable car moves away from an industrial building towards a gantry in this screen from Small Radios Big Televisions.

Feature

Small Radios Big Televisions: heading for delisting, but still a weird classic

Tune in.

March 18, 2024 Christian Donlan

Screenshot from Animal well showing the 2D pixel art style

News

2D pixel art adventure Animal Well gets May release date

I'm not lion.

March 18, 2024 Victoria Kennedy