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If your the type of person that is looking for more exploration and puzzles in your games, and less combat, then Waking Mars may be the game for you. In fact, this indie, 2D puzzle platformer, distinguishes itself by putting very little emphasis on platforming or combat. As Liang, an astronaut exploring a cave system on Mars, the player flies around via an unlimited jetpack, researching new forms of plant-like life…
Gateways is one of those rare copycats that manages to take a successful idea and run with it, creating a game that is fun in and of itself, and not just in the ways that remind you of whatever game it is cribbing from. Valve's success with the Portal franchise has spawned a handful of indie copycats, and with good reason; Portal and its sequel rank among some of the best and most popular puzzle games ever made.…
Quantum Conundrum is a first-person puzzle platformer hybrid from one of the creators of Portal. The player takes the role of a young child visiting their scientist uncle's mansion, and must face puzzle after puzzle when an experiment goes not-so-surprisingly wrong. Style The visual style and general atmosphere of the game reminded me of the Ratchet and Clank games, with a similar Saturday morning cartoon look and…
Q.U.B.E is a first person puzzle game that will look quite familiar to most PC gamers. It is very clear that this game is heavily inspired by Portal , to the point that it may feel like a budget knock-off of that game to some people. Imagine the first Portal game, but with no GLaDOS . Now imagine that the whole facility is not made out of panels, but cubes. Now, imagine that instead of having the portal gun, you…
