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I've been playing The Case of the Golden Idol this week and I love how it doesn't pull punches and how I actually have to figure things out without a multiple choice quiz.

A rarely mentioned cute little puzzle game that you might like is called Carto.

What are your favorite mystery/puzzle games that don't spoon-feed you?

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[-] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

I've also been playing The Case of the Golden Idol lately. I'm not usually a big puzzle player but it's good. I've just got to Case 11 which seems like another step up in difficulty. I think it might be the last chapter. I enjoyed the way it started off as a really casual spot-the-item game and has really ramped up.

[-] Dremz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

This would have to be Braid. They just remastered it recently when Netflix invested into them. Probably the toughest puzzle game I've played.

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

obligatory outer wilds, the best of the metroidbranias

[-] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

You're probably aware already, but the sequel, The Rise of the Golden Idol, was released a week or so ago. I've not played it yet, but likewise loved the original and its expansions, so I'm quite hopeful :)

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Portal 2 is probably still my favorite. Portal is perfect but the sequel is longer and more visually interesting, the writing is still funny and the graphics hold up. I replay it every few years and beat it a little faster each time

Stephen’s Sausage Roll is a game I will never beat. The Tower broke my brain, what I played was constantly inventive with the basic toolset it had

I heard Golden Idol is similar in to The Return of the Obra Dinn, is that true? I loved Obra Dinn and I have netflix

Edit: also I need to try Carto at some point, good rec

[-] cyberic@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

I would say that it's true in that the game lets you keep a journal and will confirm information from a lot of options if they're correct.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

They're older classics, but Myst and its first sequel Riven. The third, Exile, is good too but rough in spots, after that I wouldn't bother.

[-] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Might be stretching the definition of puzzle game because it's also a metroidvania, but I really liked La-Mulana.

[-] miseducator@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I love Fez and Baba is You.

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