One of the sleeper a couple of years ago was Noodlecake Games» Super Stickman Golf [$ 2.99], which is basically a physics
puzzle game at its heart but its mechanics fit in beautifully with the theme and basic ruleset of golf.
It's a sliding
puzzle game at its heart, but the theme is compelling and gets you to play more.
Confusion aside, however, this is
a puzzle game at its heart that has been strangely wrapped in the Hitman license, enveloped in Agent 47's perfectly tailored suit.
Not exact matches
At the
heart of every adventure
game are
puzzles and items.
Developed by Vivid Helix, Semisphere is described as a «meditative parallel
puzzle game that places dual realities
at the
heart of its challenge».
Introduced
at the start of the
game as a means to unlock Runes - special abilities Link can use to manipulate objects to solve
puzzles - they later reward Link with Spirit Orbs, which can be traded in for permanent Stamina and
Heart Container upgrades.
At its
heart Vesta is a
puzzle game divided into 36 different levels, organized into 4 chapters.
Human: Fall Flat (Curve Digital, $ 14.99 USD)-- A
puzzle adventure
game that puts physics and related shenanigans
at the
heart of gameplay, making it all about manipulating the environment for «hilarious results».
With the help of fellow survivor, Emma, players must face the challenging
puzzles of the Q.U.B.E., the sentient monolithic structure
at the
heart of the
game.
This is a
puzzle game that puts you
at the
heart of revenge murdering individual targets who are more often than not based on real life offenders.
Don't expect to spend your days peacefully grazing though, the
game is a
puzzle platformer
at heart and you will have to fight hostile creatures while performing quests.
Though Billy Hatcher is a platform
game at heart, the gameplay feels totally unique, as you push around eggs and use them to solve the various
puzzles.
But
at the
heart of this
game is an epic adventure, featuring a time - travelling ocarina, hordes of foul pig monsters and
puzzles more brain - taxing than a Rubik's Cube on steroids (especially that damn Water Temple).