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Puzzle games that still hold up

The moments that stop you until you work it out

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Mad Father 2012 Why it still holds upA girl alone in a house of secrets still gives the horror a personal angle.
Monster Max 1994 Why it still holds upRooms that reset when you leave still make each puzzle a matter of trying again today.
Sally Face 2016 Why it still holds upGoing back to a place in a later timeline to see what changed gives each location a story of its own today.
Gobliiins 1991 Why it still holds upWorking out what each odd talent will do in a cartoon world with its own logic still turns every screen into a small puzzle box.
Tetris DS 2006 Why it still holds upSix different ways to play Tetris give the block game plenty of variety now.
The Swapper 2013 Why it still holds upQuestions about identity and consciousness run through the story, and they are still worth meeting.
Blockout 1989 Why it still holds upTurning blocks in three dimensions is a puzzle that is still worth a try.
The Room 4: Old Sins 2018 Why it still holds upThe one house still feels like a small connected place, because its puzzles connect from room to room.
Art of Balance 2010 Why it still holds upA tower that wobbles with every block still gives a quiet kind of tension.
Tetris 1985 Why it still holds upPieces that keep falling faster, with only lines to save you, still make every game a race against the stack today.
Mario's Picross 1995 Why it still holds upRows and columns that confirm each other still turn every picture into a logic puzzle.
Where's My Water? 2011 Why it still holds upThe cut still lets you draw a puzzle with a finger and send the water exactly where you let it.
Windosill 2009 Why it still holds upA short, quiet toy of a game is still easy to finish in one sitting.
Human Resource Machine 2015 Why it still holds upThe boxes are still a programming lesson in which the bug is a small person carrying the wrong box.
ChuChu Rocket! 1999 Why it still holds upA short round of arrows and panic is still easy to start with friends.
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2000 Why it still holds upWith the handheld itself as the controller, every level is still played with your hands as much as your thumbs today.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2004 Why it still holds upEach level is only a few screens long and asks for a planned route, which still suits a quick puzzle today.
Prune 2015 Why it still holds upA tree that grows where you cut still gives each level a quiet puzzle.
The Room Two 2013 Why it still holds upThe room is still a puzzle box the size of a space you can walk around in.
TIS-100 2015 Why it still holds upThe twelve nodes still make the machine the puzzle, with the manual the only help.
Lara Croft Go 2015 Why it still holds upPuzzles that ask for planning rather than reflexes still suit short sessions today.
LittleBigPlanet 2009 Why it still holds upA new campaign to play on a handheld still keeps the series' creative side.
The Sexy Brutale 2017 Why it still holds upThe loop still lets you save a murder party one guest at a time, by knowing the day better than the killers do.
Botanicula 2012 Why it still holds upAlmost everything in the tree still reacts when prodded today, with a seed to carry out of it.
Blast Corps 1997 Why it still holds upWorking out which machine to use, and when to swap it, still makes every stage a puzzle today.
Samorost 3 2016 Why it still holds upThe flute still makes the puzzle often a song, and the world hums back.
Boulder Dash 1984 Why it still holds upEvery move loosens rocks and frees creatures, so a cave still changes while you work it out.
Unravel Two 2018 Why it still holds upPlayed today, it still works as well alone as with a friend beside you.
Detention 2017 Why it still holds upA short game set under martial law still leaves a mark beyond its scares today.

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