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Puzzle Game Giveaway (Instagram)

January can often be a pretty gloomy month after the holiday festivities are over and the bank balance is looking a little worse for wear. So, to try and cheer…

January 25, 2025

Crowdfunding Funded

Midnight Stalker (Kickstarter)

Creative Jam Games and Donkey's Dream have launched a new print-and-play escape room on Kickstarter. After successfully funding several other games, they back with a dark murder mystery that utilises…

January 25, 2025

Interviews Meet Your Maker

Meet Your Maker: Kieran, Mystery Unfolds // Interview

This week Kieran Flaherty takes us behind the scenes of his puzzle card business, Mystery Unfolds. He touches on the design process for his cards, how the company came about…

January 24, 2025

Puzzle Games Reviews

The Knott Family Chronicles: Owen Knott (USB Escape) // Review

The Knott Family Chronicles: Owen Knott is a narrative puzzle experience from USB Escape. An unsettling letter arrives from a sender known only as 'C'. They have included a USB…

January 18, 2025

Crowdfunding Funded

HIT2200 – Puzzle Book (Kickstarter)

Paris Perakis and George Kostakis have just launched a new puzzle book: HIT2200. The co-creators from Greece are crowdfunding on Kickstarter to help bring the project to life: Can You…

January 15, 2025

Online Escape Rooms Reviews

Sherlock Holmes: Phantom’s Hour (Wolf Escape Games) // Review

Sherlock Holmes: Phantom's Hour is the latest game from award-winning online escape game company, Wolf Escape Games. So far they've transported players to a spooky abandoned house in Hallows Hill…

January 6, 2025

Puzzle Books Reviews

Cluegon: The Wonter Legacy (Dimitris Chassapakis) // Review

Cluegon: The Wonter Legacy is the latest puzzle book from the creator of Journal 29, Dimitris Chassapakis: "Julian Wonter disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a complex and mysterious apparatus…

December 22, 2024

Murder Mystery Reviews

The Van Hout Story (Detective Mystery Masters) // Review

The Van Hout Story is a murder mystery game from Detective Mystery Masters. When Lennard Van Hout, a prominent figure in the business world, is murdered - your help is…

December 16, 2024

Emerald Echoes (PostCurious) // Review

Pandora’s Legacy (TED-Ed & PostCurious) // Review

CluePuzzle: Pyramid of the Sun (iDventure) // Review