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November 1, 2016
Rusty Lake: Roots Review – Hello, Brother
By Jillian Werner
At first glance, the world of Rusty Lake may appear to reside within the confines of our own reality. A man plants a seed and it sprouts a sapling. A dog only wants to bury a bone. A warm fireplace …
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October 28, 2016
Rusty Lake: Roots Walkthrough
By Jillian Werner
Rusty Lake: Roots is the tenth title in the surreal Cube Escape series of room escape/point-and-click games. In Roots, you will solve puzzles by finding items and clues scattered around the manor of a family dating back to 1860, slowly …
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October 20, 2016
Mini Metro Review: Mass Transit Brain Teaser
By Rob Rich
Mini Metro is my perfect puzzle game. From the first time I played a demo build on an iPad during GDC to the hours I accidentally sunk into the Steam release, and now the mobile version, I can’t think of …
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October 14, 2016
Tricky Test 2 Embraces Everyone’s Love of Pop Quizzes With Weekly Updates
By Jillian Werner
When we first played Tricky Test 2 back in September, we thought we’d seen it all: after answering its 60 brainteaser questions and being declared a Tricky Test “genius” (whoo!) by finishing under its hour-long limit, the game seemed conquered. …
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October 12, 2016
Putthole Review: Shape the Green
By Rob Rich
Ignoring the silly-but-also-sort-of-so-clever name, Putthole is an interesting attempt at doing something different with golf. Instead of being yet another physics-based game of completing surreal putting challenges (not that there’s anything wrong with those, because I do enjoy them), Putthole is a …
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October 7, 2016
Concrete Jungle Review: Urban Planning All-Stars
By Rob Rich
Urban planning is hard work. I mean sure, in some cities and towns it seems like giving a dart board to a sea slug would yield better results, but doing it well enough to not stand out is tough. At …
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October 7, 2016
Slider Scouts is a Tasty Fast-Paced Puzzler
By Jillian Werner
Developer Flipline Studios is known for their Papa’s series of restaurant mini-simulations, so it’s no surprise that their latest release revolves around foodstuffs. What is unusual is the gameplay: they’ve stepped outside their standard first-person food-serving format to give us …
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October 6, 2016
Inklings Review: Ceci N’est Pas Une Lemming
By Jillian Werner
Inklings is the most Lemmings-like game we’ve played since Sticklings, Flockers, Mousecraft, Spirits…okay, so there’s no shortage of group-guided survival puzzles on the App Store. But Inklings feels tailor-made for your tablet, featuring single screen stages that manage serious complexity …

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Rusty Lake: Roots Review – Hello, Brother

Rusty Lake: Roots Walkthrough

Mini Metro Review: Mass Transit Brain Teaser

Tricky Test 2 Embraces Everyone’s Love of Pop Quizzes With Weekly Updates

Putthole Review: Shape the Green

Concrete Jungle Review: Urban Planning All-Stars

Slider Scouts is a Tasty Fast-Paced Puzzler

Inklings Review: Ceci N’est Pas Une Lemming

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