Thinky Games is a puzzle-game focused blog who do really great work promoting games that make you think. They do a yearly award show highlighting the best things that came out this year across a...
Thinky Games is a puzzle-game focused blog who do really great work promoting games that make you think. They do a yearly award show highlighting the best things that came out this year across a variety of categories. There's a really good slate this year if you're even remotely interested in puzzle games!
(full disclosure, I occasionally freelance for them and am a juror for the awards.)
Thanks for sharing! I took a quick skim and skipped to the free section. Of them, Daily Akari caught my eye since it's a basic light up puzzle. Didn't seem too revolutionary to me when trying it....
Thanks for sharing! I took a quick skim and skipped to the free section. Of them, Daily Akari caught my eye since it's a basic light up puzzle. Didn't seem too revolutionary to me when trying it. That said, it's a satisfying one. The sound effects are so pleasant, and the little smiley faces on the blocks are so cute compared to the numbers~ It's a good one to add for a "daily routine" sort of puzzle site like Wordle or Murdle.
I'll have to check out some of the other games tomorrow when it's not 2:30 am for me.
Yeah, definitely! It just gets points for a nice implementation. I'll have an impressions article on my site sometime soon(ish) of all of them that I've played. Cause like I said, it's a really...
Yeah, definitely! It just gets points for a nice implementation.
I'll have an impressions article on my site sometime soon(ish) of all of them that I've played. Cause like I said, it's a really strong slate.
The Thinky awards are my favorite game awards, mostly just so I can discover so many more puzzle games from the nominations. I have only heard of maybe a 3rd of these games, and I am so excited to...
The Thinky awards are my favorite game awards, mostly just so I can discover so many more puzzle games from the nominations. I have only heard of maybe a 3rd of these games, and I am so excited to look into the rest.
Most of the games I haven't heard of, so this is a great list. Dragonsweeper caught my attention early in the year and it has a permanent place on my bookmark bar. It gets used a lot in zoom meetings.
Most of the games I haven't heard of, so this is a great list. Dragonsweeper caught my attention early in the year and it has a permanent place on my bookmark bar. It gets used a lot in zoom meetings.
Thinky Games is a puzzle-game focused blog who do really great work promoting games that make you think. They do a yearly award show highlighting the best things that came out this year across a variety of categories. There's a really good slate this year if you're even remotely interested in puzzle games!
(full disclosure, I occasionally freelance for them and am a juror for the awards.)
edit: my impressions are up! Tons of great nominees this year https://david.reviews/articles/thinky-awards-2025-impressions/
Thanks for sharing! I took a quick skim and skipped to the free section. Of them, Daily Akari caught my eye since it's a basic light up puzzle. Didn't seem too revolutionary to me when trying it. That said, it's a satisfying one. The sound effects are so pleasant, and the little smiley faces on the blocks are so cute compared to the numbers~ It's a good one to add for a "daily routine" sort of puzzle site like Wordle or Murdle.
I'll have to check out some of the other games tomorrow when it's not 2:30 am for me.
Yeah, definitely! It just gets points for a nice implementation.
I'll have an impressions article on my site sometime soon(ish) of all of them that I've played. Cause like I said, it's a really strong slate.
Öoo—for everything.
The Thinky awards are my favorite game awards, mostly just so I can discover so many more puzzle games from the nominations. I have only heard of maybe a 3rd of these games, and I am so excited to look into the rest.
Most of the games I haven't heard of, so this is a great list. Dragonsweeper caught my attention early in the year and it has a permanent place on my bookmark bar. It gets used a lot in zoom meetings.