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Detective Games That Let You Do the Detecting
Detective Games That Let You Do the Detecting
by game_tinkerer  • 
3 in common: Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, The Painscreek Killings and 1 more
These mysteries leave an important part of the reasoning to you: connecting testimony, identifying people, reconstructing a sequence or deciding what the evidence can support. Some check a written...
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Games for People Who Love Maps, Codes and Notebooks
Games for People Who Love Maps, Codes and Notebooks
by game_tinkerer  • 
2 in common: The Painscreek Killings and The Roottrees Are Dead
There is a particular pleasure in turning a page of uncertain observations into an idea worth testing. These games make room for that pleasure, whether you enjoy sketching a route, comparing...
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Detective Games Where You Actually Piece Together the Deduction
Detective Games Where You Actually Piece Together the Deduction
by game_tinkerer  • 
In common: The Painscreek Killings
Plenty of detective games let you follow a marker, exhaust every dialogue option and watch the hero announce the answer. These ones make you do the thinking: you fill in names on a manifest...
Games
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Rare Video Game Cartridges and the Stories Behind Them
Rare Video Game Cartridges and the Stories Behind Them
by curious_compiler  • 
On a similar theme
These are the game cartridges collectors tell stories about: competition carts that were meant to be destroyed, a recalled label, a court-ordered pullback and mail-order oddities that went...
Collectibles
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Novels Told Through Letters, Diaries and Documents
Novels Told Through Letters, Diaries and Documents
by book_guy  • 
On a similar theme
A letter has an intended reader; a diary has a keeper; a case file has someone who selected the evidence. These novels and novellas make those facts matter. Some unfold entirely through...
Books
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Investigative Journalism Handbooks and Guides
Investigative Journalism Handbooks and Guides
by curious_compiler  • 
On a similar theme
For reporters ready to move from daily news to investigations, and students who want the craft rather than the legend. Every entry teaches method: how to frame a hypothesis, find and request...
News
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Puzzle Games With No Need for Fast Reflexes
Puzzle Games With No Need for Fast Reflexes
by game_tinkerer  • 
In common: The Roottrees Are Dead
A difficult puzzle can give you all the time you need to think. These recommendations focus on untimed main puzzles, discrete moves or evidence you can revisit, covering spatial problems, number...
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Puzzle Games That Make You Feel Brilliant
Puzzle Games That Make You Feel Brilliant
by game_tinkerer  • 
In common: The Roottrees Are Dead
The satisfying moment is when a confusing problem becomes something you understand. These puzzle games reward careful experiments, observation and connections you can explain afterwards. The...
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Games You Can Play at Your Own Pace
Games You Can Play at Your Own Pace
by game_tinkerer  • 
In common: The Roottrees Are Dead
I like a game that will let one awkward problem take the whole evening. These picks give you room to think, wander or rebuild without a campaign clock hurrying the ordinary play. Some are creative...
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Games for People Who Love Radio Drama
Games for People Who Love Radio Drama
by game_tinkerer  • 
More from game_tinkerer
The right voice can make a dark hospital corridor or a late-night studio feel close enough to touch. These games put acted scenes at the center of play. Turn a dial to change the course of a...
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Games That Use Comic Panels as Something You Can Play With
Games That Use Comic Panels as Something You Can Play With
by game_tinkerer  • 
More from game_tinkerer
A panel can be a room you have to clear, an event you can move earlier, or a picture you can join to another one. These games give their frames a job in play. Try one that asks you to change the...
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Games That Show How Dialogue Choices Have Changed Since the 1990s
Games That Show How Dialogue Choices Have Changed Since the 1990s
by game_tinkerer  • 
More from game_tinkerer
In Ultima VI you type a word to see who knows about it. In Mass Effect you can choose a response before the other person finishes talking. In Pentiment a conversation from hours ago can tip a...
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Games That Tell a Story Through Places and Objects
Games That Tell a Story Through Places and Objects
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
I like noticing what someone left on a desk, which part of a home they kept and how a familiar room has changed. These games make that attention part of playing: you arrange belongings, follow a...
Games
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Games Where Bureaucracy Becomes a Brilliant Mechanic
Games Where Bureaucracy Becomes a Brilliant Mechanic
by game_tinkerer  • 
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For players who find rules most interesting when they meet actual people. These games turn checking, sorting, recording and approving into the way you make decisions, rather than leaving the...
Games
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Narrative Games Told Through Simulated Computers
Narrative Games Told Through Simulated Computers
by game_tinkerer  • 
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A fictional computer can be a way of reading a life: a chat history, a neglected website, an official file or a terminal that answers back. These English PC narrative games make interpreting that...
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Point-and-Click Adventures With Fair Inventory Puzzles
Point-and-Click Adventures With Fair Inventory Puzzles
by game_tinkerer  • 
On a similar theme
For players who enjoy collecting and using objects when they can explain why an idea should work. I favour stated needs, tools with learnable rules, readable interactions and puzzle chains you can...
Games
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Real-Time Strategy Campaigns Worth Revisiting
Real-Time Strategy Campaigns Worth Revisiting
by game_tinkerer  • 
Trending in Games
A good campaign gives you a reason to change the plan. An evacuation, a moving front or a mission built around a small force can be more memorable than another hour of producing the same...
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