This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, puzzle, casual, indie' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/Windows/puzzle/casual/indie/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, puzzle, casual, indie' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg This Month's Most Popular Games Tagged 'Windows, puzzle, casual, indie' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/games/popular/month/Windows/puzzle/casual/indie/?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss ]]> en-us Avenue of Death
]]> 07 Sep 2007 01:28:36 Turbulence
]]> 30 Aug 2007 12:06:21 Spy a Solution
]]> 31 Aug 2007 08:21:22 Harmonic Convergence (working title) Enter a world of beautiful graphics, hypnotic music, and addictive gameplay.

Harmonic Convergence blends these elements together into an unforgettable
experience that will have you losing track of time trying to outdo your last
top score, and get one skin further.

Harmonic Convergence features sixteen skins from some of the most talented
artists and musicians in the industry. Each skin transports you to a new and
unique little world. Bear witness to an ancient rite in "Ritual". Get your
mouth watering for some delicious watermelon on a hot summer day in
"Fruit Salad". Fly through space and watch the wonders of the universe unfold
before your eyes in "Asteroid". These, and many more await!
]]> 19 Nov 2006 11:59:39 Bontago Bontago is a single or multiplayer 3d real-time strategy/puzzle game. By stacking blocks each player increses their area of influence, and can build closer and closer to the goal in the middle of each level.
]]> 03 Dec 2006 10:02:40 Magic Pearls Your mission is to push the Magic Pearls into their assigned slots in as few moves as possible. The pearls can only be pushed, never pulled, and those slots can seem to have a mind of their own sometimes!
]]> 08 Dec 2006 07:23:42 Armadillo Run Armadillo Run is a physics-based puzzle game. You have to build structures with the purpose of getting an armadillo to a certain point in space. There is a selection of building materials, each with different properties, which can be combined to form almost anything. The realistic physics simulation gives you the freedom to solve each level in many different ways.
]]> 09 Dec 2006 02:13:47 Enigma Enigma is a puzzle game inspired by Oxyd on the Atari ST and Rock'n'Roll on the Amiga. The object of the game is to find uncover pairs of identically colored Oxyd stones. Simple? Yes. Easy? Certainly not! Hidden traps, vast mazes, laser beams, and, most of all, countless hairy puzzles usually block your direct way to the Oxyd stones...
]]> 10 Dec 2006 06:24:18 Cramgene Create meals for bizarre pets!

Cramgene is a very unique puzzle game inspired by today's advances in genetic science. Players compete through rounds, deciphering creature DNA to create specific meals for bizarre pets. Bonus moves are designed to add an element of surprise and strategy to every match. Cramgene offers a solitary mode played against the computer, as well as a 2-player option through an Internet connection.

Cramgene features charming characters, vivid graphics, and upbeat music to provide an amusing atmosphere. Its 3 difficulty modes are designed to give players of all ages a chance to feed up to 10 bizarre pets. Can you uncover the best strategy?

Yamisoft Entertainment Inc. supports Cramgene with tips and tricks, and provides a free demo version.
]]> 15 Dec 2006 03:58:05 Oasis You are the future Scarab King. Your father, the Falcon King, has been murdered. Egypt has plunged into chaos, and an evil fog has covered your father's empire. Using your magical staff, you will lift the fog and rebuild the empire. Your followers will flock to you and obey your commands.

You will discover cities, build roads, and develop new technologies. Your goal is to seek out the Oasis and the Obelisk it contains, and to protect it from the barbarian hordes.

Once your presence in a kingdom is discovered, you have a limited number of turns before the barbarian horde arrives. Spend your turns wisely, develop your kingdom carefully, or watch the barbarian hordes smash it to rubble!

If your kingdom survives with the Obelisk intact, you will be able to retrieve its Glyph, and the power to restore order to the land. Earn twelve Glyphs from twelve different levels, and you will have the power to restore the empire, dispel the fog forever, and become the Scarab King.
]]> 19 Dec 2006 01:36:53 Blast Miner Blast Miner is a physics based action strategy game where you use TNT, gas cans and stones to cause huge explosions to dig through the earth. It's awesome, seriously just play the demo or watch some gameplay movies. Explosions people! You can't go wrong with that.
]]> 22 Dec 2006 05:39:21 Bridge Builder Bridge Builder is a game where you build bridges. In each level you have a limited budget to buy materials with, materials with which you have to build a bridge which will hold a train passing over it.
]]> 25 Dec 2006 01:58:32 The Odyssey: Winds of Athena Step into the shoes of the Goddess Athena and help guide Ulysses' fleet to safety. Fend-off Cyclopes, Harpies and more while creating currents and winds to lead the boats to their destination.

Follow one of the most famous stories ever written as you retrace the route of Ulysses in his attempt to return home from the Trojan wars. Incredibly realistic water current behavior will amaze and challenge you as you use your godly powers to protect the Hero's fleet.
]]> 27 Dec 2006 08:35:01 Triptych Triptych is a fast-paced physics based block dropping game that will keep you coming back for more. Maneuver and rotate blocks as they fall so that 3 or more of a color are adjacent to each other. By achieving this, the blocks will be destroyed and the player will collect points. As blocks are destroyed, connected blocks are freed to move independently and blocks above will fall to fill the empty spaces. Unlike other puzzle games, the game board is a living entity where the blocks obey the laws of physics. Every game is a unique experience!
]]> 29 Dec 2006 08:14:29 Master of Defense Master Of Defense is a strategy game that lets you assume the role of a brave hero, who has been chosen to save the ancient kingdom from the hordes of monsters. The challenge of the game is to ward off relentless attacks of monsters and prevent them from capturing people in your castle.
]]> 01 Jan 2007 05:22:56 Curator Defense Curator Defense is a homebrewed blend of the Real-Time-Strategy and Puzzle genres. The player must defend his museum from the hordes of modern art that attempt to raid his storeroom in hopes of being put on the main floor. Using an array of unique defensive objects, the player must stun, slow, and eventually defeat each wave of modern art.
]]> 01 Jan 2007 07:30:13 Play with Fire Play with Fire is a highly unusual platform puzzle game in which you play a giant ball of fire--and burn things down.
]]> 16 Jan 2007 02:19:56 Blocksum Blocksum is a very new typed action puzzle game. For everyone who can add numbers to 20.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 07:04:52 Fish Tycoon Fish Tycoon is a fish breeding sim game where you breed and care for exotic fish in a true real-time virtual aquarium. The object of this tycoon game is to discover the seven magic fish of Isola and solve the genetic puzzle.

You start with a small selection of fish, some money and a tank. You must breed your fish, care for them, help them grow, and cure them if they get sick. Along the way you can buy supplies, medicine and special chemicals; you can research technologies or invest in advertisement. All of this will be financed by selling exotic hybrids in your shop. The game runs in true real-time, so that if your computer is turned off or you exit the game, hours later small fish will have grown larger and new surprises await you.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 05:31:52 Solid Balance The objective of Solid Balance is to build a tower (preferably very high) with the given elements. Since the tower and every element obey the laws of physics, the player has to pay attention to balance the tower and to carefully position every element.

During the game more and more elements with increasingly complicated shapes have to be stacked on top of each other. In doing so, the time available to place an element decreases with every level. The faster an element is placed, the more points the player gets. If an element falls upon the floor, the level is lost and the player has to begin again.

When the rule "no equal colors" is switched on the level is also lost if two elements of the same color touch each other. The higher the tower at the end of a level is, the greater the altitude bonus which the player gets is. The highest points are awarded to those players, who build the highest towers as fast as possible while obeying the rules.
]]> 08 Feb 2007 08:29:03 DUOtris DUOtris is a take on Tetris (GB). Instead of blocks coming from the top, and fall down, blocks come from both top and bottom, and gravitate towards the middle.

The aim of the game is to get the highest score possible. Points are scored by moving the falling blocks on both sides of the play area so as to arrange 3 or more blocks of the same colour together. These blocks will then disappear causing any blocks "above" them to fall and possibly create further combinations. The game ends when either stack of blocks crosses the game over line. Over time the speed of the blocks increases, more colours are introduced and the play area becomes narrower.

There are two different game modes: Classic where there are just blocks falling, and Arcade where you get powerups and special blocks.
]]> 09 Feb 2007 06:11:41 Rebound Rebound is a puzzle game in the same vein as Arkanoid, but with a twist. (Aren't they all?) Actually it's basically a remake of Diamonds, a game I used to play for hours on the Mac. In Rebound, you must change colors to destroy the various colored blocks. Once all colored blocks are destroyed, you can then clear the diamond blocks. Skulls will kill you, but you can grab an overshield to help you along your way. Beware of reversers that switch your controls around, and grab keys to open locks to get into secured areas.

This game has been in development for about a year and is basically complete. The level editor needs to be finished and the rest of the levels completed. I am unsure if I want to release it as freeware or see if someone wants to publish it.
]]> 09 Feb 2007 11:15:32 Ballistic In Ballistic you rotate the world around a little ball. In each level you have to get the ball to the goal within a certain time limit, something which is hindered by obstacles and gravity reversing objects.
]]> 15 Feb 2007 06:50:12 Mezzo: Winter Edition Mezzo: Winter Edition is a puzzle game for Windows and Mac by ActionHead Studios. It's the company's first title and was released on February 15, 2007. The game makes unique use of combos to create a series of challenging yet enjoyable puzzles.
]]> 15 Feb 2007 10:45:34 The Pirate Tales Follow the adventures of Captain Caninbahl, Barley, Deckhand Dewey, Ruby Barnacle, and Planky the Parrot as they plunder their way through caves, underwater shipwrecks, and dangerous port towns. The Pirate Tales is a match-3 puzzle game spanning 100 chapter-style levels. Perform typical pirating duties, plunder treasure, and fight opponents in your quest to rescue Dewey's girlfriend, Ruby Barnacle.

This game is developed and published by Twintale Entertainment.

Shore leave is supposed to be a happy time for a pirate, filled with carousing, picking fights, and tax-free plundering.
]]> 19 Feb 2007 11:23:33 Acidbomb Acidbomb is a fifty level puzzle game where you must find the pistons used to trigger a bomb and defuse them before time runs out. There are many bombs scattered around the world, from biological bombs that have hair-sensitive triggers to napalm bombs that are exploding at the seams, to nuclear warheads that have challenged even the highest trained bomb defusal agent.
]]> 22 Feb 2007 07:56:20 Exocubes Trapped in an unknown dimension in space, Cubert woke up to a cube-like room. He'll need you to dive into world of Exocubes to aid in his escape from the seemingly neverending cube rooms!

Manipulate magical cubes, energize them with scanners, and blast the walls blocking your way! Rooms after rooms, all with different challenges and hazards await you!
]]> 03 Mar 2007 08:03:51 Tropical Puzzle Tropical Puzzle is an incredible puzzle entertainment, which shines with unique tropical visuals and animation. You will have to go through 85 game levels solving increasingly difficult puzzles. The objective is to clear the playing field from balls. The challenge of the game is additional balls that appear on the field if your move doesn’t result in making a line of balls. A system of bonuses adds variety to the gameplay.
]]> 05 Mar 2007 01:11:48 Bubble Fun 2 Try to dominate the puzzle board by popping bubbles to infect the adjacent bubbles.
]]> 05 Mar 2007 03:59:50 Smilies Quest Smilies Quest was a simple project I made all on my own (except for the music) leisurely over the course of about a year. It started off as simply an experiment - whether or not I could simulate light in 2D - and became what a somewhat long-ish puzzle game with unlockable endings, an unlockable hard mode, and an unlockable mini game.

It follows the story of an emoticon who is imprisoned by another, jealous emoticon, and his journey to escape from his dungeon-like prison and save himself as his friends. Nothing fancy, but it's not about the story anyways.

It's simple to play...simply use the arrows to move around and spacebar to flip switches/talk to people/read signs.
]]> 10 Mar 2007 02:42:36 Gesundheit! Help an allergic pig save a city from snot-eating monsters using a clever combination of brains and boogers.

While keeping out of sight, you must lure your enemies through each single-screen level with your delicious nasal discharges. Objects scattered around town provide your pig with different ways of solving each puzzle. Control is simple and intuitive, requiring only a two-button mouse.
]]> 13 Mar 2007 12:32:37 Tripline This is a puzzle game where you draw an uncrossable line and at the same time try to cover every geometrical icon within the black frame. You have to pick three of the same icon before being able to go to a different one.

The game has 30 successive levels, but they get quite (very) challenging around the halfway point.
]]> 14 Mar 2007 07:22:43 Hydrium Hydrium is freeware!!!

In Hydrium we take control of an Helium molecule and we have the mission of finding every blue gem in each galaxy of the game.

But our task won't be as easy. We will have to face several enemies and traps that want to extract all the air inside our molecule, and be careful because you loose air every time you move!!

Hydrium is proudly presented by Geardome Entertainment.
]]> 16 Mar 2007 02:41:24 Blobbit Push Poor old Blobbit, has only gone and collided with an asteroid, forcing him to crash land on a nearby moon, narrowly escaping a visit to Blobbit heaven.

This in itself would be bad enough but his cargo of Baby Blobbits have been thrown from his ship and have been scattered all over the place. So unless he can rescue them , repair his ship and get off this rock things are going to get a whole lot worse! (pssst. Don't mention the Vernimbs!)

Blobbit Push, 50 levels of Blobbitastic Puzzle Action complete with detailed graphics, and stupendous sound, from the team that brought you Blobbit Dash.
]]> 30 Mar 2007 02:50:14 Puzzle Quest Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is a brand new, genre-bending title that ups the ante on traditional puzzle games by incorporating strategy, role-playing elements and a persistent storyline. Set in the Warlords universe, the game challenges players to save the land of Etheria from evil Lord Bane as gamers engage in battles fought by means of competitive, head-to-head "match-three" style puzzle games in one of three gameplay modes: Single-player, Instant Action or Multiplayer. Victory will advance a player's customisable hero, magical arsenal, creature companions and more—ultimately rewarding gamers at nearly every turn and deepening their immersion into the richly diverse world. The game's remarkable mix of classic puzzle gameplay and an abundant suite of characters, customisations, spells, companions, tameable monsters and more provides a fresh take on the puzzle genre that offers endless hours of replayability. Designed specifically for handheld gaming systems, Puzzle Quest can be enjoyed in long or short doses, cultivating a casual but deeply satisfying and compelling gameplay experience.
]]> 31 Mar 2007 09:08:10 Numericon There is very simple idea lying at the heart of Numericon: it's necessary to build the chains of numbers in such manner that the last one would equal the sum of the previous ones. It is easy to learn, but hard to master. And won't the simplicity of the first levels deceive anyone - the further the player gets in to the game, the more challenging it becomes and it's more interesting to play it. The time lessens and the bonuses gradually turn from entertainment in to serious instrument, which helps to manage the level in the most effective way.

It's necessary to mark the Puzzle regime, which will undoubtedly attract those who like to solve puzzles. It's pretty pleasant addition to the game where it's necessary to solve refined logical tasks without paying attention to the time limit and without vain hunting on the bonuses. Easy and with pleasure.
]]> 16 Apr 2007 06:53:54 Minetag Minetag is not your average mine game. Find the coins you need for the next level, but be carefull not to step on any mines in the field. For some extra score you can place flags on mines before you exit the level. This game comes with a map editor to make your own maps and share them with your firends. Source code available!
]]> 17 Apr 2007 04:27:42 Moves This is a very simple board game for 2 players (or 1 player versus the computer). Both players get 7 pawns and 1 king on a 8x8 board. The goal is to get your opponent's king or 6 of his pawns. Each turn, the player may select 1 stone and move it straight or in an L-bow. You cannot jump over stones, but you can step onto your opponent's stone to take it. The numbers on your stones indicate the number of tiles they can move in a turn. When the Mastermind option is selected, the stones change in value when you move it. Pawns can get numbers 1-4, while the king only gets 1 or 2. A challenging game!

Setting the Mastermind option (to change the alue of your stones each move) will show numbers on the board so you will know the number you will get when you move a stone there.

This games comes with 5 imaginary friends of fine-tuned artificial intelligence to play offline against your computer.
]]> 17 Apr 2007 04:47:13 Garland's Quest A puzzle game inspired by both the 'Super Mario Brothers' and 'Adventures of Lolo' game series. The Grand Wizard Garland tracks down the evil sorcerer Nem to retrieve his stolen staff and repair his good name before he can return home.

Story:

Garland the 'Grand Wizard' was out in the woods walking about and decided to take a nap in a near-by meadow. Just as he started to fall asleep, a dark wizard named Nem attacked Garland and stole his Wizard's staff. The old wizard, now in shame could not return home without redeeming himself and getting his own staff back from the dark wizard's keep. So Garland's Quest begins...
]]> 06 Jun 2007 11:11:28 Tilelander Tilelander is a puzzle game that doubles as a shooter, and triples as an all around action game.
How you play depends on whether you're in the mood for a thoughful mind-bender, or for some fast-paced destruction!

Save Tileland from the invasion of the evil Xyzon empire by filling tile areas and using special items such as blasts, remote controls, and generators to complete level after level.

Spread throughout over 70 levels, Tilelander contains unique level designs resembling arcade classics (Tetris, Space Invaders), a map of Earth, celebrity likenesses, and more. The finely tuned, progressive gameplay keeps adds new challenges to each level, and the four difficulty settings add replay value for those looking to master the game completely.

The game isn't hard on the eyes, either. Vibrant color gradients accented with a retro touch completes the Tilelander package -- but can you complete the game?
]]> 23 Apr 2007 05:23:31 Constellations Help the Royal Astrologers find constellations by accurately matching color and shape patterns as you soar through the cosmos. Comb the skies for various constellations and use all that is at your disposal to bring back valued images of rare celestial forms.

Choose between two different game modes to suit your favorite playing style: Explore for a relaxed time or Chase for a faster experience. Use different power-ups to gain an advantage, and steer clear of obstacles that may hinder you in your search. After you have tried your luck in being a star slueth, you can sit back and sift through your gallery, examing your work to see how well you have searched the heavens.

Beautiful graphics and captivating gameplay will have you looking at the night sky in a whole new way.
]]> 23 Apr 2007 05:33:49 Scrambled Your time is running out. Now try to figure out a word from a scrambled mess of letters. Meet "Scrambled," the game where you think fast and type faster. Make at least 3-letter words from the flipping letters. Make combos by finding words that or 4-letters or more. The bigger the combo the bigger the score. Test your wit and get the highest score -- just don't get scrambled!

Features:
- Fully featured demo
- 3 gameplay modes
- tournament word list of over 50,000 words
- nostalgic graphical theme
]]> 04 May 2007 02:40:09 Submachine 4: The Lab Submachine 4: The Lab is the fourth installment of the popular Submachine Flash Puzzle/Adventure game. Created by Mateusz Skutnik, Submachine is a compelling mystery that only gets more intriguing as time goes on. Scraps of paper, words etched into walls, and archaic computers leave clues as to what the Submachine is, and how you must escape it. All of the (so far) 5 Submachine games tie into one another, and references to previous ones are riddled throughout.
]]> 10 May 2007 02:38:54 Enigmatica Tricky block-sliding puzzle, like a 2D Rubik's Cube. Line up the tiles in rows or columns, as fast as possible and using the least number of moves possible!
TIP: carefully watch the instructions to understand the strategy to solve a board!
]]> 11 May 2007 10:02:37 Nearly Departed Nearly Departed is a graphic adventure that puts you in control of a guy who has recently become a zombie. Having no idea how you became a zombie, you must explore the city and find out who you were and what happened. The game is reminiscent of old Lucas Arts cartoon adventure games. Nearly Departed is still in development and does not yet have a set release date.
]]> 24 May 2007 06:01:43 Solar Cycle This is a match-3 style puzzle game with a few twists.
Instead of the usual moving of pieces, Solar Cycle uses a "cycling" approach to "change" the pieces.
Everything you need to beat a level is there from the beginning. No new pieces will appear, so one wrong move you have to re-do the level.
Solar Cycle has 100 levels with 3 game modes (Basic, Timed, Xtreme). The levels are semi-randomly generated. They keep the same shapes, but the starting colors are random.
]]> 06 Jun 2007 03:39:22 2D Puzzle Will all the pieces fit on the board? They should, but it's harder than it looks. Have some fun wil this puzzle game and see if you can solve it !
]]> 10 Jun 2007 06:40:41 Big Kahuna Reef Go Hawaiian in this gorgeous underwater adventure! Discover Sea Turtles and other aquatic life as you break open boxes in this classic style matching game, questing for the Mask of the Tiki. Using the revolutionary Mouse Party, you can play with multiple players on the same computer through an almost infinite number of levels, thanks to the included level editor. As you play, you will uncover greater challenges including the Skeleton Fish of Kamehameha. Lead on Kahuna...your quest awaits!
]]> 19 Jun 2007 09:04:13 Luxor 2 Luxor 2 takes you on a beautiful voyage through the land of ancient Egypt. Play 88 all-new, gorgeously rendered levels of brilliantly displayed crisp and stunning graphics set amongst the pyramids and temples of ancient Egypt. Use your mystical winged scarab to shoot and destroy the approaching magical spheres before they reach the pyramids at the end of their path. And to help you shoot down those enemy spheres, Luxor 2 features more explosive power-ups than ever before.
]]> 19 Jun 2007 09:18:40 slickball Slickball is a game where the laws of physics and different 3D mazes determine the game play. The goal of this game is to drive a marble through different scenarios where gravity is used to solve various tasks. Many traps and other nefarious devices make for a fun and challenging game for both novices and experienced gamers alike!
]]> 19 Jun 2007 09:43:41