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I'm not sure if it's still true, but for a while this game had zero negative reviews on Steam. I'm quite far in now, but I think there's still a while to go. The game purportedly had 300+ puzzles. More than anything I'm really enjoying how comprehensively the rules are explored. There seems to be every permutation of rules used in a puzzle somewhere and the number of different 'rules' or 'ideas' that it gets out of a…

You have a very expansive definition of 'recently'!

Re: Patrick's Parabox

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post #17

I'm not sure if it's still true, but for a while this game had zero negative reviews on Steam. I'm quite far in now, but I think there's still a while to go. The game purportedly had 300+ puzzles. More than anything I'm really enjoying how comprehensively the rules are explored. There seems to be every permutation of rules used in a puzzle somewhere and the number of different 'rules' or 'ideas' that it gets out of a…

Some more of my favorites along the same vein include Snakebird, Jelly no Puzzle, and ilomilo.

Re: Patrick's Parabox

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post #17

I'm not sure if it's still true, but for a while this game had zero negative reviews on Steam. I'm quite far in now, but I think there's still a while to go. The game purportedly had 300+ puzzles. More than anything I'm really enjoying how comprehensively the rules are explored. There seems to be every permutation of rules used in a puzzle somewhere and the number of different 'rules' or 'ideas' that it gets out of a…

You have a very expansive definition of 'recently'!

That's the best thing about puzzle games - they age like a fine wine.

All the games above came out in the last 7 years, use modern technologies and are available on modern platforms. I'd contrast that to older puzzle games that need special compatibility tools to get running (Myst) or haven't been updated to modern resolutions or other devices like touch or controller support (e.g. Braid).

Re: Patrick's Parabox

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Seems to be inspired by Tom7's "You can't win this game, it exists only to destroy your mind" [1]. Tom7 is like an indie intellectual/artistic hero of mine. Be sure to check out his other stuff. [2] [1] http://entire.spacebar.org/ [2] http://www.tom7.org/

SigBovik[0] is next Friday, he often drops something interesting and breaks the curve for whimsy there.

[0]: http://sigbovik.org/

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