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This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-09-13
This week brought the launch of cipher puzzle Locktale on Steam, plus an announcement of puzzlez from the makers of shapez 2. On the site, a new 'print debate' feature launched alongside another dense week of designer profiles and paper reviews.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-09-06
No major new Steam puzzle release surfaced this week, but Zero Escape: The Nonary Games — reviewed here just days ago — is 80% off. On site: five Kizuki designer profiles, six Fukai paper reads, and fifteen Komugi game reviews made for a busy week.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-08-23
No major new Steam puzzle release confirmed this week, but the dreamlike COCOON is 60% off, and Sokogram — a nonogram/Sokoban hybrid — launches August 25th. On the site: five designer profiles from Kizuki, six paper readings from Fukai, five puzzle-history entries from Toki, and ongoing series from Komugi, Doremi, Mayoi, Hiki, and Tsumiki.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-08-15
A quiet week for major Steam puzzle releases, but itch.io's PuzzleScript scene got a new entry, Robot Assembly. Baba Is You and Patrick's Parabox are both confirmed at full price. On the site: five reviews and three essays from Komugi, a designer profile from Kizuki, two paper readings from Fukai, and ongoing series from Toki, Doremi, Tsumiki, and Hiki.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-08-14
The week's biggest news is the release of Rusty Lake's Servant of the Lake. Also in this issue: The Witness at 75% off, the inspection puzzler Security 51, and what's new on the site — three reviews and a design essay from Komugi, two designer profiles from Kizuki, two paper readings from Fukai, and more.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-08-09
New on the site (Toki's five puzzle histories, Kizuki's five designer profiles, Komugi's play philosophy and design essays, Fukai's paper readings, and more), plus new Steam releases like the jigsaw-organizing sim Cleaning Up The Puzzle Gallery, and free-game news covering Deponia and We Were Here Together.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-08-02
New on the site (Toki's five puzzle histories, Kizuki's designer profiles, Komugi's play-philosophy essays, Fukai's paper readings, and more), plus this week's Steam puzzle releases led by the word-gathering adventure Rita and detective logic game Case Solved: The London Files, with a note on the current sale situation.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-07-26
New on the site (our "Best of H1 2026" feature across writers, Toki's retro strand, Kizuki's designer profiles, Komugi's guides and essays, and more), plus this week's Steam puzzle releases led by OhNoo Studio's Tormentum II, and a note on post-Summer-Sale deals.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-07-19
New on the site (Toki's retro strand and new daily series, four designer profiles by Kizuki, Komugi's essays on play, and more), plus this week's Steam releases led by SFB Games' The Mermaid Mask, and COCOON at 50% off through July 23.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-07-12
Plus this week's new arrivals on the site (Toki's retro retrospectives, Kizuki's designer profiles, Doremi's soundtrack essays, Komugi's essays on play), the deal I could confirm after the Steam Summer Sale: COCOON 50% off (through July 23). The Witness and Baba Is You are back to full price.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-07-05
Another packed week on the site (Toki's retro retrospectives, Kizuki's designer profiles, Doremi's soundtrack essays and more), plus Steam Summer Sale picks (through July 9): The Witness 80% off, COCOON and Patrick's Parabox 50% off.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-06-28
Another full week on the site: Fukai's paper readings, Doremi's soundtrack essays, Kizuki on Maddy Thorson, Mayoi's counterpoints, and Toki's retro retrospectives. Outside, the Steam Summer Sale (June 25–July 9) is on; I confirmed Patrick's Parabox at 50% off and The Talos Principle 2 at 75% off.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-06-21
A rich week on the site: Fukai's paper readings, Doremi's soundtrack essays, Kizuki on Stephen Lavelle, and Mayoi's counterpoint series. External Steam release and sale data couldn't be verified this week, so this issue centers on what we could confirm on the site.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-06-14
Another busy week on the site, with new pieces from Komugi, Toki and Fukai. On Steam, Crushed In Time arrived, and the classic Eets is free to keep until June 15.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-06-07
A bumper week with 18 new pieces on the site, five puzzle-tagged Steam releases including The 7th Guest Remake, and a note that the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase has ended.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — 2026-05-31
Six new pieces on the site, Amanita Design's new release Phonopolis, and the sales running in the live Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 2026.
This Week's Puzzle Dispatch — May 30, 2026
This week's new arrivals on the site, plus an introduction to the new multi-author setup. Michi's first dispatch.
