Thinky Games | The best thinky games | Part 3 (Page 12-22)

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based Engine | Godot (Godot 4) Also available: • Linux (Steam) • macOS (Steam)

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly hard to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • iOS (iPhone & iPad) • macOS - Steam, Epic Games & itch . io • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly hard to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Android • macOS - Steam, Epic Games & itch . io • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Android • iOS • Linux (Steam & itch.io) • macOS (Steam & itch.io) • Switch 1&2

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • iOS • Linux (Steam & itch.io) • macOS (Steam & itch.io) • Nintendo Switch 1&2

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Android • Linux (Steam & itch.io) • macOS (Steam & itch.io) • Switch 1&2

• No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Co-op multiplayer (Local+Online) Also available: • Linux & macOS: - Steam - GOG - Official site: factorio . com / buy (Delete spaces) - Humble Store • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Easy to reach an ending | • No hints Engine | Unity Also available: • Linux (only on Steam) • macOS (only on Steam)

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Easy to reach an ending Also available: • PC (Linux, macOS & Windows) • iOS (iPhone/iPad) • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 • PlayStation 4 • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Easy to reach an ending Also available: • PC (Linux, macOS & Windows) • Android (Play Store) • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 • PlayStation 4 • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• No or minimal narrative | • Some timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Medium difficulty to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • PlayStation 5 • Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • iOS (iPhone/iPad) • macOS (only on Steam) • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Windows (only on Steam) • macOS (only on Steam) • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Hard to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • Has hints

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • Has hints Also available: • iOS • macOS • Windows • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 • Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • Has hints Also available: • Android • macOS • Windows • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 • Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Medium difficulty to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • PC (Linux/macOS/Windows) • Switch/Switch 2 • PlayStation 4 • Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Medium difficulty to reach 100% | • Has hints Also available: • Windows • macOS • Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 • PlayStation 4/5 • Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Medium difficulty to reach 100% | • Has hints Also available: • Android • iOS • Windows • macOS • PlayStation 4/5 • Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Medium difficulty to reach 100% | • Has hints Also available: • Android • iOS • Windows • macOS • Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 • Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Co-op multiplayer (Online only) | • Fairly easy to reach an ending Also available: • macOS: - Steam - itch . io | rustylake . itch . io / the - past - within (Delete spaces)

• Pure puzzler | • No timing or dexterity | • Not grid-based Also available: • Android - Google Play Store • iOS (iPhone/iPad) - Apple App Store • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2

• Pure puzzler | • No timing or dexterity | • Not grid-based Also available: • Android • Windows (only on Steam) • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • Has hints Play for free on: • Windows - itch . io: lummie - thief . itch . io / croquet - conundrum (Delete spaces)

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Easy to reach an ending Also available: • Android - Delisted from Google Play Store • PC (Linux/macOS/Windows) - Official site - Humble Store - itch . io - Steam - GOG

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% Also available: • Android • iOS • macOS (on Steam & Epic Games) • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% Also available: • iOS (iPhone/iPad) • macOS • Windows • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 • PlayStation 5

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% Also available: • Android • macOS • Windows • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 • PlayStation 5

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% Also available: • iOS (iPhone/iPad) • macOS • Windows • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 • PlayStation 5

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% Also available: • Android • macOS • Windows • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 • PlayStation 5

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • Has hints Engine | Unity

• Pure puzzler | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based Also available: • iOS (Delisted, Source: SpaceChem dev kills off iOS version forever as it's 'too difficult to maintain' news on Pocket Gamer) • PC (Linux, macOS & Windows) | Buy from: - Steam - GOG - itch . io

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based Engine | Unity Also available: • Linux | Buy from: - Steam - Official site: tandisgame . com (Delete spaces) • macOS | Buy from: - Steam - Official site: tandisgame . com

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • macOS • Windows • Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 • Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • No timing or dexterity | • Grid-based | • Easy to reach an ending | • Easy to reach 100% | • No hints Engine | Unity Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam • Nintendo Switch

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly hard to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • Has hints Also available: • Linux & macOS | Buy from: - Steam - itch.io; jagriff. itch. io/gentoo-rescue (Delete spaces)

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly hard to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • Has hints Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% | • No hints Engine | Unity (Unity 2017) Also available: • PlayStation 4 • PC (Linux, macOS & Windows) | Buy from: - Steam

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Easy to reach an ending Also available: • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2 • PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Easy to reach an ending Also available: • Windows | Buy from: - Steam - itch . io • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2 • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Co-op multiplayer (Local + Online) | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% | • No hints • Linux & macOS | Buy from: - Steam - itch . io

• Pure puzzler | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Has hints Also available: • Windows | Buy from: - Epic Games • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • Some timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Medium difficulty to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Linux | Buy from: - Steam • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • Some elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • No hints Engine | Unity (Unity 2020/Unity 2021) Also available: • macOS • Switch / Switch 2 • PS5 • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • Some elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • No hints Engine | Unity (Unity 2020/Unity 2021) Also available: • Android + iOS | Announced: May 8, 2025 | Launch Date: TBA

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • No or minimal narrative | • Not grid-based Also available: • PC (Linux, macOS & Windows) | Buy from: - Steam

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • No or minimal narrative | • Not grid-based Also available: • PC (Linux, macOS & Windows) | Buy from: - Steam

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • No or minimal narrative | • Not grid-based Engine | Unity (Unity 2022) Also available: • Linux | Buy from: - Steam • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Easy to reach an ending | • Easy to reach 100% | • No hints Engine | Unity (Unity 2018) Also available: • macOS • Switch/Switch 2 • PlayStation 4 • Xbox One/X Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Has hints Play for free on: • Steam

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • PC | macOS & Windows: - Steam - GOG - itch.io • Switch 1|2 • Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • PC | macOS & Windows: - Steam - GOG - itch.io • Switch 1|2 • Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • Not grid-based Engine | Unity (Unity 2022) Also available: • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2 • PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Co-op multiplayer (Online only) | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • PC | macOS+Windows | Buy from: - Steam • iOS | iPhone+iPad

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly hard to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Android • iOS | iPhone & iPad • Linux • macOS

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly hard to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Android • Linux • macOS • Windows

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based Source code of the game engines available (without assets/media assets) Platforms: • PC | Windows | Buy from: - Steam - Site | caravelgames . com / buyRPG2.html (Delete spaces)

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • Some elements of chance | • Not grid-based Also available: • Android • iOS | iPhone & iPad • macOS | Buy from: - Steam - GOG • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2 • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • No or mimimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • Some elements of chance | • Not grid-based Also available: • Android • iOS | iPhone & iPad • macOS | Buy from: - Steam - GOG • Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% | • Has hints Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2 • PlayStation 5

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • Some timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly easy to reach 100% | • No hints Engine: Unity Also available: • PC | Buy from: - GOG - Epic Games - itch . io • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending Engine | Unity (Unity 5, Unity 2021) Also available: • Linux & macOS | Buy from: - Steam - GOG - itch . io | zachtronics . itch . io / infinifactory

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • Some timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • Has hints Engine | Unity Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • Some timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • Has hints Engine | Unity Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • No timing or dexterity | • Some elements of chance | • Grid-based Engine | Glaiel Game Engine

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly hard to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Has hints Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • Some timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Android • Linux, macOS & Windows • Switch / Switch 2 • PlayStation 4

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam - itch . io | draknek . itch . io / the - electryfying - incident

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending Also available: • Android | Play for free on: - Google Play Store

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending • iOS | iPhone & iPad | Play for free on: - Apple App Store

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending Also available: • iOS | iPhone & iPad | Play for free on: - Apple App Store

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Has hints Engine | Godot • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Has hints Engine | Unity 6 Also available: • Linux | Buy from: - Steam • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • No hints Also available: • PC | Windows | Play for free on: - Steam - GOG - Epic Games • PC | macOS | Play on: - Steam - GOG

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • No hints Also available: • PC | Linux, macOS & Windows | Buy from: - Steam - GOG - Epic Games (only Windows version) - Humble Store

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • No hints Also available: • Android • PC | Linux, macOS & Windows | Buy from: - Steam - GOG - Epic Games - Humble Store

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Fairly easy to reach an ending | • No hints Also available: • PC | macOS & Windows | Buy from: - Steam - GOG - itch . io - Epic Games (only Windows) - Humble Store

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • Has hints • Android | Buy from: - Google Play Store • iOS | iPhone/iPad | Buy from: - Apple App Store

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • Has hints • iOS | iPhone/iPad | Buy from: - Apple App Store • PC | macOS & Windows | Buy from: - Steam

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • Has hints • Android | Buy from: - Google Play Store • PC | macOS & Windows | Buy from: - Steam

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Hard to reach an ending | • Hard to reach 100% | • No hints Engine | PICO-8

• Pure puzzler | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Has hints Engine: Unity • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Medium difficulty to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Linux | Buy from: - Steam • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam • Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2 • PlayStation 5 • Xbox Series X|S

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • Medium difficulty to reach an ending | • Fairly hard to reach 100% | • No hints Also available: • Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

• Includes non-puzzle gameplay | • Has narrative | • Some timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based Engine | • Original: Game Maker (Game Maker 8) • Update: GameBaker 1.0 Also available: • Linux | Buy from: - Steam • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Grid-based | • No hints

• Pure puzzler | • Has narrative | • No timing or dexterity | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based Engine: Also available: • macOS | Buy from: - Steam

• Pure puzzler | • No or minimal narrative | • No elements of chance | • Not grid-based Engine: Unity