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, 12 July 2026 Stonemaier Games has announced a new spinoff game in the Wingspan line: this time it's a shrunk down cards-only version that fits in a much smaller package. Wingspan Pocket was revealed this past week and keeps the thematic and mechanical components of the larger game while cutting down on box size and playtime.

, 11 July 2026 Storyteller had many years of built up anticipation behind it when it released in 2023 (it even won a Thinky Award for Most Approachable Game.) In this unusual breed of puzzle game, you need to use various story elements to piece together a visual narrative and hope that the unexpected outcomes your choices produce will move the story towards a specific endpoint, enjoying some of the ripple effects you might cause along the way.

The Message from Deep Space released last week and is stirring up some buzz in the puzzle scene: a game about making first contact with extraterrestrials and learning how to communicate with them through the unconventional channels of math and programming.

The 6th annual Thinky Puzzle Game Jam just concluded, a community event that takes place over the course of a week and gives puzzle-makers a reason to get together and put some concepts down on paper (or whatever it is code is written on.) The team here at Thinky Games all took some idle time during our week to sample some new little webgames out of the 80+ entries submitted.

, 29 June 2026 Demon Bluff is a single-player spin on social deduction games like Werewolf and Mafia, and was one of the most popular demos in the most recent Steam Next Fest. It comes in a familiar roguelike-deckbuilder shaped package, and promises all the lies and scheming of classic multiplayer experiences.

, 27 June 2026 A new immersive exploration game filled with environmental puzzles debuted this week, coming from an experienced developer in the genre and backed by a decent level of fan anticipation. Dimhaven - The Lost Source went through a name change or two and has been in development for some time now, but it's finally arrived, with an intriguing mysterious setting and some cool visual flare.

, 22 June 2026 As part of Pride Month, Thinky Games is joining in the celebrations by publishing a series of Q&A interviews from LGBTQ+ video game developers and artists. Our final guest for this year's series is Gwen C. Katz a.k.a. Nightwell Games, who does game design, programming and art for the upcoming game Deductopia. Q: Hi Gwen! Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. Can you introduce yourself and describe Deductopia for us? Gwen: I’m Gwen C.

, 20 June 2026 We’re delighted to bring you the latest edition of Alan Hazelden’s Thinky Third Thursday newsletter. Alan is the founder of studio and publisher Draknek & Friends and designer of renowned puzzle games like A Monster’s Expedition, Cosmic Express, and A Good Snowman is Hard to Build. Hey! Welcome to the June 2026 edition of Thinky Third Thursday - a roundup of games that the puzzle experts from Draknek & Friends think are worth your time.

, 15 June 2026 As part of Pride Month, Thinky Games is joining in the celebrations by publishing a series of Q&A interviews with LGBTQ+ video game developers and artists. Today we chat with Ente and radow, who both worked on the route-plotting game Trails as part of Berlin-based cooperative Purple Sloth Studio. Q: Hello and thank you for taking the time to answer our questions! Can you introduce yourselves and describe Trails for us?

, 14 June 2026 Uprising is a spinoff based on the very popular Dune: Imperium deckbuilding and worker placement game, and considered by many to be the best version of the game. It's available now for the first time in digital format as an expansion to the base game Imperium.