Checkpoint

31 Oct 2019

The art of the Puzzle Game and the joy of getting stumped

Video Games

Elliot, Luke, Lise & Edie chat about the puzzling world of the puzzle game, one of the oldest genres.

As a species we love the humble puzzle game, nothing gets the blood pumping more than getting stumped and needing to figure it out. So why has it been such a successful genre and what is it that our team loves so much about the myriad of takes on puzzler throughout the history of puzzle video games.

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