3D Block [NES]
What the naked silhouette is doing on the title screen, I have absolutely no idea. There’s no girls, tits, or stilettos in 3D Block. No, the “Block” you’re going to encounter is not a 3D penis. All...
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View ArticleParticulars
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View Article3D Block [NES]
What the naked silhouette is doing on the title screen, I have absolutely no idea. There’s no girls, tits, or stilettos in 3D Block. No, the “Block” you’re going to encounter is not a 3D penis. All...
View ArticleQ.U.B.E.
Q.U.B.E., or Quick Understanding of Block Extrusion, is a sterile, yet colourful, and overall absolutely fantastic first-person puzzler from British rookies Toxic Games. The aesthetic style, however,...
View ArticleTrine 2
Back in 2009, Shadowgrounds developer Frozenbyte released Trine, an innovative little puzzle-platformer whose gorgeous, colourful graphics and clever character-swapping gameplay mechanic earned it...
View ArticleMacGuffin’s Curse
Oh no, I thought. A grid-based, cube-pushing puzzler. I’ve played countless puzzle games that force you to push blocks in specific patterns – and then, if you make one wrong move, you have to reset the...
View ArticleSplice
I honestly can’t think of any soothing puzzle games. Not serious ones, at least. I mean, there’s Quell Reflect for mobiles, but can you name even one puzzle game for PC that manages to be both tough...
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