It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed any games, because I’ve pretty much been playing one game for about seven months now. (Wow, I didn’t even realize it’s been that long!) But I have a list of a whole bunch of games I always meant to post reviews for. So here are some of those reviews, three games that have some really creative and interesting puzzle solving gameplay!

Storyteller by Daniel Benmergui / Annapurna Interactive

This is such a unique, fun, and well-made puzzle game! These are puzzles with correct answers, but you can also mess around a bit and see how it changes the story, how the characters react to things. Especially after you finish all the main puzzles and unlock a new character and some silly achievements that encourage you to go back and change things up.

The art style and little animations are cute. The aesthetic of the whole thing with the storybook theme is really nicely done. The music changes to suit the mood, depending on puzzle or chapter.

It took me about 5 hours to finish everything. In my opinion, $15 is a little pricey for 5 hours or less when you’re on a budget, but it is well-made, and if you have the money, or if you can get it on sale or from Netflix, I recommend it!

*Source/Cost: I played this via Netflix.*

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Scribblenauts Unlimited by 5th Cell Media / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

When I was in college, one of my roommates told me about this game where you could type in any object and the game would create it, and you could even add adjectives, like “vampire car,” and that sounded so cool to me. I’m pretty sure this is that game, and I had a lot of fun when I finally got to play it! I got about ten hours of entertainment out of it, and I didn’t even do everything. Basically you solve puzzles by creating objects, but you can also mess around as much as you want for fun, trying things and seeing what happens when you create or combine or use different things in different ways. But ultimately, I think this game is best summarized by the review I posted on Steam:

Had to create an object for a fountain. I made a mermaid. The game turned her to stone. I felt bad and tried to change her back by adding “living.” Instead she was still stone but also sentient & sad. This game got dark real fast. Mistakes were made. I did that mermaid dirty.

Fun game though!

*Source/Cost: I got this on sale on Steam for $4.99.*

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Hue by Fiddlesticks Games / Curve Games

So… I played this for about an hour, and then I decided to watch someone else play the rest because it turns out there are puzzles but also quick-paced coordination platformer stuff, which is too stressful for me. But it’s a really beautiful and cool game! It has such a unique, interesting, and beautiful use of color. It starts black and white, but then you start collecting more colors as you play, and the puzzle solving actually involves using the colors, and it’s just very cool and creative. There’s also a bit of a story element with letters from the character’s mother that tell an interesting tale, though I felt the ending to the story was a bit lacking. I have no idea how long the game would’ve taken me to finish, so can’t comment on length vs. price. Overall though, a really beautiful, creative game with both puzzle and platformer elements that I think a lot of people will enjoy!

Accessibility: There’s a colorblind accessible mode available that uses symbols, and there are subtitles for the audio. Can use keyboard, but better with controller.

*Source/Cost: I got this free on Epic Games.*

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