Sci-fi and mystery come together in this puzzle-filled adventure from Miga Games.

A release window has been provided for Forest Grove, the upcoming sci-fi mystery puzzler from Miga Games. Those of you who like to solve puzzles and mysteries on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam will want to keep an eye on this one as its planned Q3 2022 release nears.

Players assume the role of the Remote Forensic Bureau (RFB)...

A new entry in the puzzle-RPG hybrid genre is coming soon.

505 Games just announced that Puzzle Quest 3 is in development and will be launched later in 2021. This will be an all-new installment to the high successful puzzle-RPG franchise.

This series has generated over $200 million in revenue and has reportedly hit an estimated 32 million users globally across the franchise. The development team at Infinity Plus Two will be working hard ahead of the release later this...

Things are not always as they seem.

The perception bending puzzle game, Superliminal, is out today courtesy of Pillow Castle Games. This is the product of about six years of work from the team. Superliminal can be yours for $19.99 (USD) through the Epic Games Store on PC. If you purchase it before November 18 you will get an additional 15% discount.

Superliminal is a single-player first-person puzzle game. The big hook with the game is using perception, or something close...

For those that like puzzle games.

The Sojourn is a newly released puzzler. This Shifting Tides developed game is out now on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and the Epic Games Store. The game is priced at $24.99 (USD). It sounds like this is a calm, chill, purely puzzle-filled game akin to something like The Witness.

The Sojourn is played from the first-person perspective. It promises to be a "thought-provoking, philosophical title" that offers a "unique take...

A Fold Apart is a new puzzle focused title that was announced this weekend during the Kinda Funny Games Showcase. The game is a puzzle-driven narrative adventure that is inspired by the real-life story of designer Mark Lafromboise.

A Fold Apart will be released Spring 2019 for PC and the Nintendo Switch. A release on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will follow after. You can find out more on their website, Twitter, or Facebook.
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A new episodic adventure game called Destination Primus Vita was recently released on PC and Mac. More specifically, the first episode of this first-person puzzler adventure game was released.
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Iceberg Interactive Indie dev Shifting Tides revealed The Sojourn this week. The Sojourn is an upcoming first-person puzzle game where you "traverse parallel worlds of light and darkness in search of answers to the nature of reality."

Whew, that's some heavy sounding stuff right there. Maybe it's not as heavy as that initial line makes it out to be.
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Switch owners looking for a new puzzle game should keep an eye out for the upcoming release of Death Squared. The game was just announced for the Nintendo Switch and is slated for release in the second quarter of this year. Death Squared is a cooperative game where "a colorful crew of robots escape a hazardous science facility." The game is currently available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The Switch version will include exclusive content and additional levels not seen in the...

Switch owners looking for a new puzzle game should keep an eye out for the upcoming release of Death Squared. The game was just announced for the...

It really makes you think.
Bulkhead Interactive has brought the world The Turing Test, a new entry in the every growing first-person puzzle genre. In its simplest terms, the game finds you going from room to room solving a series of puzzles that get progressively harder the deeper in to the game you go. You manipulate what can best be described as portable batteries to charge up objects like doors, industrial sized electromagnets, and more all in an effort to progress to the...

It really makes you think.
Bulkhead Interactive has brought the world The Turing Test, a new entry in the every growing first-person puzzle...

A new puzzle platformer is nearly here from Bulkhead Interactive and publisher Square Enix and it's called The Turing Test. I was fortunate enough to get some hands-on time with the game earlier this month ahead of its August 30 release. A part of the restriction I was given was that I was to share nothing beyond the third chapter of the game. A review is forthcoming but perhaps a look at the first three chapters will be enough for you to decide if you are interested in the game or not...

A new puzzle platformer is nearly here from Bulkhead Interactive and publisher Square Enix and it's called The Turing Test. I was fortunate enough...

Meow. Cranktrain's very own Matt Luard passed along word to me this evening that The Cat Machine is now available on Steam. It's a game that has puzzle solving and cats that ride around on trains. Suddenly the title makes a lot more sense.
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