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A '''puzzle video game''' is a genre of [[video game]] that includes traditional [[puzzle]]s represented in video game format, as well as new puzzles which can only be played because of video game hardware and software. I define a puzzle game as one which requires applying logical thinking and memory to develop a plan which will achieve a goal. There typically isn't much difference between a "puzzle" game and a "[[strategy video game|strategy]]" game in terms of the underlying mechanics, so I generally differentiate a strategy game based on whether players are competing.For an example with traditional games, the card game [[solitaire]] is a puzzle game, while [[poker]] is a strategy game, for an exampled with video games, ''[[Sokobon]]'' is a puzzle game, while 2-player ''[[Bomberman]]'' is a strategy game.
 
A '''puzzle video game''' is a genre of [[video game]] that includes traditional [[puzzle]]s represented in video game format, as well as new puzzles which can only be played because of video game hardware and software. I define a puzzle game as one which requires applying logical thinking and memory to develop a plan which will achieve a goal. There typically isn't much difference between a "puzzle" game and a "[[strategy video game|strategy]]" game in terms of the underlying mechanics, so I generally differentiate a strategy game based on whether players are competing.For an example with traditional games, the card game [[solitaire]] is a puzzle game, while [[poker]] is a strategy game, for an exampled with video games, ''[[Sokobon]]'' is a puzzle game, while 2-player ''[[Bomberman]]'' is a strategy game.
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Although I've always been one to pick up traditional puzzle games, I rarely work hard enough at them to get really good at solving them. Pure puzzle games are usually about discovering a trick and then exploiting it to solve the puzzle, and I don't get much satisfaction in that. I find video games to be much more accessible because they can add a lot of additional material to make the game more interesting like attractive graphic art, music, good writing, etc. Most of the puzzle games I like aren't too hard, and can be solved with only a fair amount of intelligence and perseverance. I dislike most puzzle games that just keep getting harder to the point of frustration.
  
 
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Revision as of 14:32, 22 April 2020

Taipei (1988) is a tile-matching puzzle video game.

A puzzle video game is a genre of video game that includes traditional puzzles represented in video game format, as well as new puzzles which can only be played because of video game hardware and software. I define a puzzle game as one which requires applying logical thinking and memory to develop a plan which will achieve a goal. There typically isn't much difference between a "puzzle" game and a "strategy" game in terms of the underlying mechanics, so I generally differentiate a strategy game based on whether players are competing.For an example with traditional games, the card game solitaire is a puzzle game, while poker is a strategy game, for an exampled with video games, Sokobon is a puzzle game, while 2-player Bomberman is a strategy game.

Some of the very first video games ever made, even as far back as the 1960s were computer versions of traditional puzzle games like the trivia questions, peg solitaire, and brain teasers. However, as computers became more powerful, puzzle games began to increase in its use of multimedia beyond what was possible with traditional means and puzzle games became more elaborate. As video games began to come into their own, and different genres of video games took shame, puzzle games were incorporated into them. Today, although pure puzzle games are still being published, most are given additional mechanics like a story line or impressive graphics and sound.

Personal

Although I've always been one to pick up traditional puzzle games, I rarely work hard enough at them to get really good at solving them. Pure puzzle games are usually about discovering a trick and then exploiting it to solve the puzzle, and I don't get much satisfaction in that. I find video games to be much more accessible because they can add a lot of additional material to make the game more interesting like attractive graphic art, music, good writing, etc. Most of the puzzle games I like aren't too hard, and can be solved with only a fair amount of intelligence and perseverance. I dislike most puzzle games that just keep getting harder to the point of frustration.

Games

This is a list of puzzle video games that are important to me. For all games in this genre, see the puzzle category.

Title Released Developer
The 7th Guest 1993-04-01 Trilobyte
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble On Blobolonia 1990-01-?? Imagineering
Castle Adventure 1984-??-?? Kevin Bales
Glittermitten Grove 2016-12-26 Twinbeard
Her Story 2015-06-23 Sam Barlow
Ittle Dew 2013-07-05 Ludosity AB
King's Quest series 1984-05-10 Sierra On-Line
Limbo 2010-07-21 Playdead
Little Inferno 2012-11-18 Tomorrow Corporation
Loom 1990-01-?? Lucasfilm Games
Pony Island 2016-01-04 Daniel Mullins Games
Portal series 2007-10-10 Valve
Shadowgate 1987-07-30 ICOM Simulations
Space Quest series 1986-10-?? Sierra On-Line
Tetris 1984-06-06 Alexey Pajitnov
ZZT 1991-10-?? Tim Sweeney

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