Menderbug

Hi Bluesky! I mostly make logic puzzles: brokensign.com/blog/ I've also made a few small puzzle games: menderbug.itch.io Looks like most of my favourite artists have migrated here, so maybe I can recover the art feed I lost when I stopped using Twitter.

Burn With Me is out now!! store.steampowered.com/app/2954010/... I can say a lot about our eerie narrative deckbuilder, but this release trailer speaks louder than words.

Check out this creative collection of path-drawing puzzles, which now has an updated page on our site!

I finished @gate.itch.io's Derelict Star last night. The entire game is such a delight, do yourself a favour and check it out. store.steampowered.com/app/3641010/...

There's a Manifesto Jam happening on itch.io, which I used as an excuse to write up a short rant about maps in video games: menderbug.itch.io/give-me-wors...

I am in fact a little overwhelmed. We somehow got there in just under 10 days, and with only two negative reviews. Thank you to everyone who checked out the game and left a review! <3 We've got a patch with a bunch of fixes and QoL improvements coming very soon.

The game I've been working on for the past couple of years is out now! 🥳 store.steampowered.com/app/4160210/...

🎉 Season 2 of Thinky Dailies starts now! Join our daily adventure of bite-sized puzzles as our hero learns more about the mysterious Solvers. Catch up on Season 1 any time! thinkygames.com/dail...

Dissimulation is out now! It's a short rule discovery dungeon crawling puzzle game. It's by me & @m-enderbug.bsky.social, will take about 20 minutes to play, is totally free, and can be played with a MIDI Controller or normal inputs! 👉 amicableanimal.itch.io/dissimulation #IndieDev #Free #Puzzle

I think "Menderbug and I" misrepresents how much we each contributed to this. @amicableanimal.bsky.social did all the hard work and I made a few puzzles. :) Regardless: yay we made a game!

Oh hi, that's me!

I haven't really been keeping up with the 6x6 puzzles for new genres of pzprxs lately. But today's genre is one of mine! So not only did I make a 6x6 puzzle: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?diamond/6/... I also put a few bigger ones on blog: brokensign.com/puzzle/2025/...

One of my favourite genres, Isowatari, is now on pzprxs! Because I love it so much, I made five puzzles this time: 1: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?isowatari/... 2: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?isowatari/... 3: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?isowatari/... 4: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?isowatari/... 5: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?isowatari/...

TheGreatEscaper, a fantastic puzzle creator who also made “THE WITLESS”, the first ever rule discovery paper puzzle set with the uniqueness confirmer (a huge inspiration for Abdec) just made the official Itch site for his latest puzzle set “tunnels”! Check it out thegreatescaper.itch.io/tunnels

I tested most of the puzzles in this one, highly recommended!

It's new-genre-on-pzprxs-day! pzprxs.vercel.app/p?wataridori...

🎉 We're excited to announce our very first Thinky Direct! Yep, we'll be sharing brand new trailers and exclusive reveals for lots of exciting thinky games! 📺 Watch live on Thursday, May 29! 👉 thinkygames.com/direct/

I published a new ruleset last week: brokensign.com/puzzle/2025/... And it's already been added to pzprxs, so here's the obligatory 6x6: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?forestwalk...

Guess what!? Upfall will launch in just 2 weeks time on the 19th of May! 🫧 Bounce off bubbles 🚨 Avoid glowing hazards 🎨 Unlock loads of customisations 🌊 Return to the sea 💲 Totally free Please share and wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #freegame

Penpa+ supports Penrose tilings now! I made a Masyu: tinyurl.com/2y64fuv8

Today's pzprxs update added Arrow Flow, which looks like a fantastic genre. Very happy with both theme and logic here: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?arrowflow/...

A new yajilin-esque genre on pzprxs: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?retsurin/b... The 6x6 ended up not using the genre's most interesting rule, so I made an 8x8 as well: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?retsurin/b...

Japanese Sums is now on pzprxs! I've been struggling to make 6x6 puzzles I was happy with for the last few releases, but I think this one turned out really well. pzprxs.vercel.app/p?japanesesu...

I'm a little behind on this one. Trinudo (known as 123 Place in Japan) was added to pzprxs as a Fillomino variant last week. pzprxs.vercel.app/p?fillomino/...

I'm happy to announce our first major game, Kaizen: A Factory Story! Design production lines to create the iconic products of 1980s Japan in this open-ended factory puzzle game developed by Coincidence and published by Astra Logical. Wishlist it now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2275490

Sea Magic, a puzzle game about moving to cast spells, is out now! epicpikaguy.itch.io/sea-magic

Bonfire Peaks is done! We finished what we set out to make and gosh it took a lot longer than i expected. I’ll be supporting the game for a long while but as a creative project, it’s complete. I can’t wait to share the remaining lost memories. 🙂 I have news re: a different game first, stay tuned

Here's an off-schedule bonus 6x6: the Aqre implementation was updated to add built-in support for the Borders variant. pzprxs.vercel.app/p?aqre/b/6/6...

Excited to announce that our new game, The Electrifying Incident, launches in April! In this monster mini-expedition, you'll explore the facility, avoid live electricity & repair a malfunctioning reactor. Check out the demo & wishlist on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300

New pzprxs genre: Out of Sight by Palmer Mebane. It's Hitori but clues see only in one direction. If you're struggling to distinguish the colours, switch the Display setting to "Shapes" or "Both". pzprxs.vercel.app/p?outofsight...

Orbital is now on pzprxs: pzprxs.vercel.app/p?orbital/6/...

Happy Lunar New Year! I made a puzzle in my favourite Heyawake variant for the occasion: puzsq.logicpuzzle.app/share/156887