Great puzzle games are a careful blend of creative mechanics, psychology, and data-driven design. They balance difficulty to keep players in flow, use elegant rules to spark 'aha!' moments, and adapt ...

Cocoon is an absolute marvel of a puzzle game. It’s chock-full of puzzles that encourage “aha” moments due to their elegant presentation and intuitive design; the sheer simplicity of some of the ...

BGR outlines five 3D printer accessories that can be printed at home, helping maintain equipment and improve production efficiency. Such tools, from spool racks to cleaning devices, can support ...

That Return to Monkey Island is happening at all is a game industry modern miracle unto itself. In the three decades since Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman last made a Monkey Island game together, the ...

In the niche world of celebrity Japanese game designers, Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro‘s up-and-coming status can seem a bit out of left field for Western audiences. His resume is full of strong titles ...

When future generations look back to the Great Lockdown of 2020, as the world sheltered in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus, they will no doubt ask what people did during this strange ...

A jigsaw puzzle company wants to design a new rectangular puzzle with a specific quirk: it must have the same number of edge ...