
Rocks-and-diamonds games similar to Boulder Dash, but with a different flavour due to some differences in game mechanics and selection of game objects.
#Best puzzle games of 2017 steam Pc
Repton series (BBC Micro, 1985 PC remakes available from Superior Interactive) Rather than attempt a preference order, I'll list my favourites in chronological order of when I discovered them.ġ. Rooms differing by just one tile (Contest compilation): The Domain of The Grinfidel (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)Įasy/Moderate Lynchpin Puzzles (playable in DROD:AE) Labyrinthitis (DROD:AE and JtRH versions available.)
(More Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements) Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2012):Īdvanced Concepts 2-I made the Mirrors, Stalwarts and Hub levels Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2010): Uncle Arable's Rooms (Bite-size lynchpins) (Tutorials and Challenges involving specific DROD elements)Ĭreative Design Excellence in Entertainment Award Winner (2010): Hold of the Year and Technical Design Excellence in Concept Award Winner (2008)Īdvanced Concepts - I made the Goblins, Fegundos, Eyes and Potions levels Layout and Aesthetics Award Winner (2006):įigure or Ground (Multi-entrance room maze) Winner of the Erik Hermansen Award for Lifetime Architectural Achievement (2008) (8-9 with the caveat I have significant chunks left unplayed)īonus round! Solid puzzlers on the NES: Adventures of Lolo games, Fire 'n Ice, Alter Ego (homebrew). I have reasonable programming skills but don't (*I like all I've tried, but their open-endedness can make them a bit less exciting for me. (e.g., your favorite version of Sokoban or Atomix) Thanks!! However, I would *love* to hear about older games with depth comparable to these or DROD. (I am just now coming back to DROD after long absence.) I've played puzzle games since the '90s, but I was a kid and didn't exactly keep records so below are my faves from the Steam era, in rough preference order starting from the best.

I'm looking for logic games that stand the test of time and provide a real challenge.
