qatqi

qatqi @qatqi #qatqi is scrabble for loners
lovely steampunk design and zen electro evolving soundtrack.
and great stats.
very relaxing.

uru: ages beyond myst

uru is my favourite iteration of the deeply wonderful myst series, being a third person adventure rather than the usual point and click mechanic. the environments are quite stark, by todays standards, but you still feel like you are in them. the puzzles are fiendishly difficult as ever. but you get to walk around them, which feels like progress.

it's a shame the online aspect didn't really happen although hardcore fans did set up functional servers that still work to this day i believe...

a curates egg of a video game for historians, poets, archeologists, cryptographers & mathematicians.
it would nice to see this game dusted off and revamped for tablets...

lines

Lines is a very visually pleasing sometimes infuriating strategy puzzler
Place your dots carefully to cover the most area of the shape.
The more you win the harder it gets...

doofus drop

this is a gloriously dumb game, very little skill required. but it is strangely compelling to fart your way into space...

the room 3

having just finished the room 2 and eager for more, I was quite happy to pay £3.99 for the room 3. it seems like a lot for a tablet game, but when you see the the amazing craft and intelligence of the design of the thing, you certainly don't feel cheated. puzzles haven't been this great since myst...

the room

not quite sure why they called it 'the room' not 'the box', because this lusciously rendered puzzler/adventure/escaper is all about opening a series of increasingly complex boxes... i suppose maybe it's a satirical nod to the whole escape room genre...
it's better than it sounds because these steampunk contraptions are quite beautifully engineered.
only a couple of hours long, but a very enjoyable headscratching couple of hours. there's also a nice hint system that nudges you in the right direction when you get stuck, and you will get stuck...

monument valley

a beautifully designed, kid friendly
escheresque puzzler.
simple, when you know the answer...