Same reaction - I love puzzle games (The Witness, Talos principle, Blue Prince, Myst series, Baba is You, Antichamber, Obra Dinn, Opus Magnum etc), but haven't heard of this. I guess I should give it a try!
replyNo mention of Snakebird in the comments. So here it is.
replySnakebird is my vote for best puzzle game of all time
replyVery similar taste in games, and I had heard of it but wrote it off as a simple puzzle game, kind of in the mobile-game-esque throwaway genre. I must have been mistaken.
replyOne of those things is not like the others
replypatrick’s parabox, too
replyAnd Void Stranger. I’m surprised not to see it mentioned anywhere in the comments.
reply”Thinky puzzle games” is a specific subgenre and community, revolving mostly around variations of sokoban, but really has an appetite for any game that deeply explores how a few mechanics can be combined and lead to interesting consequences.
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