Patrick Traynor

ThinkyCon starting now! m.youtube.com/watch?v=jiqP...

ThinkyCon is tomorrow!! Check out the exciting 2-day lineup here!

🚨 We're extending our submission deadline to October 31! 🚨 One more week to submit your innovative, weird and experimental games to the 2027 Experimental Games Showcase at @officialgdc.bsky.social! Find the submission form and more info here: www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

ThinkyCon 2026 is on Monday and Tuesday next week, the 26th and 27th! There's LOTS of intriguing looking puzzle talks lined up that I'm curious to see! Check out the schedule here! thinkygames.com/events/think...

sorry, code is fucking beautiful. its fucking magical i can type words in the thing and fucking TRIANGLES just appear ? oops i typed it wrong and the triangles did something i didn't EXPECT ?? now weird shit is happening ?? this is the best shit of all time. i was born to fight the computer

ThinkyCon is in just one week!! 🎉 Tune in to hear a bunch of insightful talks about puzzle games at 3pm GMT / 8:00am PDT / 11:00am EDT / 4:00pm CET on YouTube! thinkygames.com/even...

I'm thrilled with the super positive reception the game has had! <3 store.steampowered.com/news/app/499...

Roguelike Celebration 2026 is now happening! Please pick up a pay-what-you're-able ticket at ti.to/roguelike-celebration/roguelike-celebration-2026 and join us in our custom event space for the first of two days of many fun and interesting talks!

Here's the October edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye: thinkythirdthursday.com/october-2026

I just played Cut Up by Dee <3 from the recent Rule-Discovery Jam and had a lot of giggles, it's concise and elegantly constructed! Def recommend if you like paper rule discovery puzzles!

Reminder that applications to the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC are still open until October 23! If you're working on something interesting, submit it! We want to see games that surprise, delight, and inspire. fr, one of my rubrics for curation is: "Makes me go 'woooooah' when I look at it."

Order of the Sinking Star is OUT NOW on Steam, Switch 2, PS5! I'm proud of the puzzle design and refinement work I've contributed over the past 3 years! So many talented and hardworking people have worked on this game for so long. And it's surreal it's finally out!! I think it's a special game. <3

Let's set up an official PuzzleScript discord (and retire the old google groups group)! For all things PuzzleScript! discord.gg/jKzwzF7fCh

CITY SCAFFOLD: A sonnet of no fixed rhyme scheme, composed in iambic trimeter. Each line has exactly 14 letters. The poem's Ts are arranged such that they form a symmetrical, X-shaped scaffold.

I've been looking forward to this for a while - a new tool for making grid-based puzzle games! I haven't used it yet but the design goal seems like it might be "what if PuzzleScript was both more powerful and more approachable", which is very exciting to me.

Order of the Sinking Star comes out in 4 days on Oct 8! Hard for me to believe all our work will finally be out there in just a few days! I'm anxious and excited! The team has been very hard at work wrapping things up! www.orderofthesinkingstar.com/en/

Emit a tale woven one vowel at a time. #palindrome

This is today! :) Looking forward to it!

Priscilla Snow, who did the sound design and music on Patrick's Parabox, and lots of other games, is looking for work! I highly recommend working with them! :) Check out their game work at the CV link below!

📝 The Rule-Discovery Paper Puzzle Game Jam has officially ended ✨ Thank you to everyone who participated, and a big congratulations to everyone who submitted! Take some time to try out the games, show the creators some support, and leave some feedback. itch.io/jam/rule-dis...

📣 We're trying something new over here in Puzzmo land — community games. We still have plenty of our own games coming, but if you've got a game you think would be a fit for Puzzmo, reach out! More info & the submission form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Submissions run through October 2.

I'm looking forward to this! :)

We're now taking talk submissions for ThinkyCon 2026! 🎉

📣 Applications are now OPEN for the 2027 Experimental Games Showcase at GDC! 📣 You have until October 23rd to send us all the weird, innovative and unique things you are working on. More info and apply here: www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

I intend to use my profits from the game to fund and uplift marginalised and underrepresented creators. I’ve already begun that effort with the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant: grants.draknek.org (which is currently open for applications).

🏳️‍🌈Have a queer or queer-made game releasing in 2027? Our Qweerty Game Dev Microgrant is accepting applications! Recipients will receive up to $2,500 to finish funding their game. 🗓️ Apply by October 11th Thanks to zPride for helping make this possible <3

Love this talk from Andrew Shouldice! Explains things so well and so concretely about mysteries and discoveries and sense of wonder in Tunic and games in that vein. Highly recommend!

SubDuctis is a mind-bending puzzle game about folding space. Bypass obstacles, form conductive paths, and discover new areas Demo out now! Add the full game to your Steam wishlist to support development store.steampowered.com/app/3182310/ #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #puzzlegame #puzzle #thinky

Here's the September edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye: thinkythirdthursday.com/september-2026

Okay, it's out! store.steampowered.com/app/4428890/...

Yay, the campaign for the boardgame is now live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bit... #babaisyou

🎉 Party House: The Deckbuilding Game is available for preorder now! 🚶‍♀️Follow the link below to learn more and back the Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bit... ✨ While you're there, you also have the option to preorder a board game adaptation of fantastic videogame Baba is You!

Tell your friends, tell your family, tell strangers on the street: "Would You Love Me If I Was a Snake?" is OUT! On sale for a limited time only: store.steampowered.com/app/4284670/...

After years of working on it, the Satelital Demo is finally out on Steam! Satelital is an open-world space puzzle game where you explore alien worlds and figure out their rules. I made the whole thing myself, and it feels surreal to have it finally out there! 🛰️ store.steampowered.com/app/5017320

After the release delay - Would You Love Me If I Was a Snake is out today!! I had a fantastic playtest of this game. Love the many emergent consequences about when the snake can cut itself. I'm a fan of the thoughtful, clean puzzle design, and of the sound design and music! Definite recommend!! :)

i still struggle over making the grid smaller still but these really are the north stars. this is The Work and The Joy

Puzzled Pint is tomorrow! Have loved going to these and solving puzzles with friends. It's a lot of fun! If you're curious about attending one of the 80+ locations (or starting one near you!), check out this beginner's guide from @mairispaceship.com. thinkygames.com/features/puz...

To celebrate the launch of He Who Watches and 13 years of Draknek & Friends, we've got a massive publisher sale event on Steam! All of our games are currently discounted, so have at 'em! Also, please check out He Who Watches! OUT NOW! store.steampowered.com/developer/dr...

"20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes" will release September 17th! It's around 30 minutes long. It will be free. store.steampowered.com/app/4428890/...

casual note that IGF submissions close in a week and a half so if you were thinking of getting a game in this year, time's running short! (It's fine if your build isn't bug-free right now, you can patch it over the course of the competition - esp if you submit via a steam key)

If you've been following Clever Endeavour, you probably know we like to support other game developers! We're supporting the "Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant", helping fund creators who do not receive much support from existing funding structures. Apply here! grants.draknek.org

He Who Watches, the latest puzzle game published by Draknek & Friends, is out now! I've playtested a bit of it and really enjoy the 3D spatial reasoning involving changing gravity, very satisfying. It is challenging though! Check it out!

Lately, I’ve been thinking that the skills needed for development are all different, but they actually influence each other. Technical skills can create fun ideas, design skills can make up for technical limitations, and marketing can also lead to new ideas.

He Who Watches by @danga.games launches this week! Not long now! 👁️🏹 We're getting everything ready for the big day, and we would love your support! Please wishlist the game on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/1070500/...

In case you missed it: applications for Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant are now open! I'm happy to help sponsor the grant again this year to support puzzle developers from underrepresented groups. Check it out and share with your network! bsky.app/profile/drak... grants.draknek.org

good game� suika-tabetabe-usagi.itch.io/pw7a

I had the pleasure of playtesting Would You Love Me If I Was a Snake. Many moments of delight about emergent consequences, especially when the snake can cut itself! Thoughtful, clean puzzle design, fan of the art and sound too! It's releasing next Thursday! Definitely recommend!

Here's the August edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye: thinkythirdthursday.com/august-2026

Reminder: applications for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant are now open!🎉🎉 These grants are intended to support creators who are underinvested in today’s game industry or don't receive much support from existing structures. Read more and apply here: grants.draknek.org

He Who Watches by @danga.games will be released TWO WEEKS from today! Walk on walls! Manipulate gravity! Discover secrets! Mark your calendars for September 2nd! 👁️🏹