Puzzle terminology is unclear. One of my favorite game genres is what I used to call “puzzles” until I heard some games of chance referred to as puzzles. So these days I say “logic puzzles”. I can’t give you an exact definition but if you find yourself frequently thinking “but if I put that here, then this has to go there, but then that can’t go there, but… oh, er, hmmm…” while playing a game then there is a good chance that it is a logic puzzle. A few other characteristic features are:<\/p>\n
Logic puzzles can have a cult following but they aren’t so common so I thought I would share a list of such games that I have found this Ludum Dare so other like-minded players can find them easily. I’m listing these games in no particular order, although I’m excluding obviously incomplete games.<\/p>\n
I’m super sure that the list is not exhaustive so please let me know of any others you find! (Suggestions for better terminology are also welcome!)<\/p>\n
Logic puzzles (according to my meaning of the phrase): The following games combine logic puzzles with a component of observing enemy movement. They really are logic puzzles but not all the information is on-screen at once. Other games with a major logic puzzle element:
\n BaseCase – Delicious Ships!<\/a>
\n khahem – Detached<\/a>
\n Draknek – Slime Saga<\/a>
\n thegdr – Splat<\/a>
\n madlee – Unfinished Piece<\/a>
\n panda – You! Are the monster<\/a>
\n lessmilk – Gravity Snake<\/a>
\n sprawl – Entropy<\/a>
\n VelvelaJade – Zevy’s Puzzlers<\/a>
\n Fanaen – Mindvasion<\/a>
\n reheated – Milky Helps People<\/a> (that’s mine)<\/p>\n
\n ehtd – Eat Sheep
\n <\/a>person124 – A Monster Is You!<\/a>
\n Jacic – Team S.T.E.A.L.T.H<\/a>
\n lubos – Dungeons Deep<\/a><\/p>\n
\n daveh – Lure.Lair.Lunch<\/a>
\n bowlercaptain – The Terror of the Night of Day<\/a>
\n TMW – Quarantine Zone # 1<\/a>
\n avultima – Collateral Choice<\/a>
\n Open Rift – Shadow Wolf<\/a>
\n 966623 – RGBlob<\/a>
\n MSiddeek – Monster and Hero<\/a><\/p>","time":"August 29th, 2015 8:40 am","title":"Ludum Dare 33 Logic Puzzle Club"}