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Recursive Ruin

A story rich narrative puzzle game in which an artist comes to terms with their grief. Explore an infinitely recursive world of strange fractal beauty and solve mind-bending puzzles. Confront the ineffable and chat with your cat in a search for meaning and hope.

★ RELICTA ★ MAGNETIC: CAGE CLOSED ★ LEY LINES ★ OUT OF LINE ★ FULL VOID ★ OVERLOOP ★ Q.U.B.E. 2 ★ WIRES AND WHISKERS ★ EDGE ★ BRAID, ANNIVERSARY EDITION ★ LEAP YEAR ★ PLANET OF LANA ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Magnetic: Cage Closed

68% 👍 OF 345
About This Game

Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun which allows you to create electromagnetic fields with either positive or negative charges.

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Ley Lines

83% 👍 OF 154
About This Game

You are the last hope of a ruined world, capable of restoring the severed Ley Lines. Throughout the ruined temple of Miria's Heart, attune to and master five unique powers, allowing you to alter gravity, slow time, shift space, and much more.

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Out of Line

90% 👍 OF 241
About This Game

A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.

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Overloop

94% 👍 OF 260
About This Game

A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.

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Q.U.B.E. 2

84% 👍 OF 1.7K
About This Game

Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Place Colored Cubes
  • …Bounce Across Gaps
  • …Slide Oiled Cubes
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Wires And Whiskers

95% 👍 OF 1.8K
About This Game

Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Dash As Gerbil
  • …Fire From Exosuit
  • …Solve Magnetic Puzzles
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EDGE

92% 👍 OF 2.3K
About This Game

EDGE, the award winning retro-styled platform game has been extended! Now with over 40 brand new levels, additional music and all-new races against the notorious Dark Cube!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …balance on your cube's edge to cling to a wall or platform for 10+ seconds, then drop off exactly where you want.
  • …ride a level that turns into moving scenery—speeding platforms, falling blocks, and whole robots or trains made from the terrain.
  • …swing across gaps on swaying block-made vines that move back and forth as part of the level.
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Braid, Anniversary Edition

92% 👍 OF 1.9K
About This Game

Control the flow of time to solve puzzles in this new version of the indie classic, featuring fully repainted artwork, a new world of puzzles, and seriously in-depth commentary.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Rewind To Undo Jumps
  • …Solve Time-Bent Puzzles
  • …Collect Jigsaw Pieces
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Leap Year

97% 👍 OF 3.2K
About This Game

Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Collect Calendar Dates
  • …Rethink Every Jump
  • …Decode Hidden Routes
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Planet of Lana

93% 👍 OF 10K
About This Game

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …find a tiny creature, name it, pet it, and have it follow you everywhere.
  • …control your companion separately to cut ropes and set up climbs you couldn't do alone.
  • …load your tiny companion onto a flying drone and steer it through hazards to reach the next area.