All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'indie, Mac, puzzle' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg en-us Control the two characters Head and Heels in this isometric arcade adventure/puzzle game.

]]> 09 Dec 2006 07:02:02 Midnight Mansion is a retro platformer based on games like Montezuma's Revenge, Prince of Persia, and Dark Castle. You play Jack Malone, an adventure hunter, who explores several huge mansions in search of gold at the end. You can't kill anything; you simply avoid the bad guys, while you search for keys that allow you to open doors that lead to new areas. Mansions are filled with traps, puzzles, and secrets.

]]> 03 Mar 2007 12:28:38 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 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...

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]]> 17 Sep 2007 06:38:18 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 Swordplay and puzzles combine in this thinking man's dungeon crawl. It's simple to learn, with just a handful of commands to master. But the unique gameplay provides an amazing depth. A detailed overhead view shows monsters, obstacles, and other game elements. You have as much time as you like to contemplate your next move. So this is a good game for relaxing, but also terrifically involving once you get started. You'll be hooked by the story of Beethro and his troublesome nephew, Halph. Our heroes set off on a harmless jaunt, but end up far below the surface, chased by a clownish madman. They begin to uncover a vast, underground bureaucracy, and things only get stranger the further they delve. You've got over 350 rooms ahead--each one a singular challenge for you to conquer. A level editor, online features, and enthusiastic player community make this a game you can play for years.

]]> 27 Nov 2006 03:56:23 Chirality is a basic game at heart. Two sets of vanes, each with symbols on them, rotate in opposite directions. When any pair of overlapping symbols match, hit the button. Successful matches increase your score and the game speed. Missing a match or hitting the button when no matches occur will cost you a try.

There are three different game layouts and two speed choices, making the game accessible to people of all reflex levels.

Also available is Chirality+, with more eye candy and distracting graphics. Runs pretty slowly on most systems though, so it's more for looks than gaming right now.

]]> 22 Jun 2007 06:53:09 To solve the game, you have to complete several levels.
Every level has it's own task.

Pressing ESC will display a menu with a 'help' item which explains what you have to do in order to fulfill this task.

Once you managed to fulfill the task, the exit gate will be activated. If kiki moves through the activated exit gate, it will be 'beamed' to the next level.

]]> 04 Jul 2007 02:10:44 Kumoon is a hybrid of a third person shooter and a puzzle game. Player controls a chick that tries to knock down boxes in various rooms by shooting them with a revolver, shotgun or a bazooka.

]]> 14 Dec 2006 02:57:11 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 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 Tilt the floor to roll a ball through an obstacle course before time runs out. Neverball is part puzzle game, part action game, and entirely a test of skill.

]]> 15 Dec 2006 03:53:34 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 Conformity. A game that I made for the Phoenix IGDA game jam in 2007.

]]> 14 Apr 2007 08:27:43 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 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 Try to dominate the puzzle board by popping bubbles to infect the adjacent bubbles.

]]> 05 Mar 2007 03:59:50 With its stunning visuals and sound effects, gripping soundtrack and compelling level design, Ricochet Lost Worlds could quite possibly be the most addictive game ever made. This remarkable breakout action game will entertain your whole family for hours on end! Throw into the mix a slew of innovative power-ups, a new "Ring Game" and a level editor where you can make your own levels and you have an unbeatable combination. You just have to download this brick-busting game... it's a blast!

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]]> 31 Aug 2007 08:21:22 You are in a field with a giant, yet stupid, robotic army, who follow your every move. You are only armed with your brain, a 3-use random position teleporter, and... a bomb! Endeavoring to defeat this army relies on the fact that once an enemy is destroyed, its remains can trip up its surviving comrades thereby destroying them as well. Move wisely! This simple, 2-dimensional, grid-based game is fun and easy to learn.

]]> 02 Mar 2007 06:18:32 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 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 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 !

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]]> 08 Aug 2007 12:57:21 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!

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