Edinburgh, UK - 29th May, 2025 - Thinky Games, along with their partners, are delighted to exclusively reveal new trailers for The Mermaid Mask from SFB Games and Echo Weaver from Akupara Games, amongst many other announcements in their debut Thinky Direct - the first ever showcase dedicated entirely to puzzle and problem-solving games!
The hour-long showcase included announcements for all kinds of thinky fans. Parallel Experiment, from Eleven Puzzles, revealed its June 5th launch, while Sunken Stones from Spritewrench announced it will launch on July 18th. Meanwhile, He Who Watches from Danga Games and EMUUROM from borbware announced they'll launch later this year.
And that's not all: a new demo for Strange Antiquities, the sequel to Strange Horticulture, will be arriving on June 5th, and Michael Brough revealed a new trailer for his latest title, 868-BACK. New trailers were also shown for Is This Seat Taken from Poti Poti Studio and Wholesome Games Presents; and Kiko's Apple Adventure from Paw Paw Games launched today, along with a surprise drop of new DLC parts 2 and 3 for Bonfire Peaks from Corey Martin and Draknek & Friends.
Also announced in the showcase:
- City of Voices - Kini Games: From one of the writers and designers of The Rise of the Golden Idol, a new demo launches today for City of Voices.
- Shape Sender Deluxe - Dead Teapot: A demo will be available for a limited time only as part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase.
- The Button Effect - Frycandle: Every button has a purpose in a new Steam demo for this minimalist first-person puzzler, available now.
- Railbound - Afterburn: A content update arrives for Railbound with a new level editor, which allows players to make and share their own levels!
- Pup Champs - Afterburn: To celebrate the Thinky Direct, Pup Champs has released new FREE extra difficult puzzles for goal-getter players.
- Isles of Sea and Sky - Cicada Games: New content is confirmed with new areas, puzzles, and secrets set to arrive in the new Mysterious Update, coming this July!
- Birdigo - John August, Corey Martin & GameTeam 6: New trailer arrives for this roguelike deckbuilder from the creators of AlphaBirds, with a demo available on Steam now!
- NONOLITH - JUSTCAMH: Discover the countless secrets of NONOLITH, where escape is just the beginning, when the game releases in 2026.
- CIPHER ZERO - Zapdot: A new trailer was released for this minimalist logic game where over 300 hand-crafted puzzles to solve at your own pace await.
- Spooky Express - Draknek & Friends: The spooky successor to Cosmic Express revealed a new trailer, with a demo available now on Steam.
The Thinky Direct is followed by an exclusive two-hour long stream hosted by Joseph Mansfield of Thinky Games, kicking off the week-long Cerebral Puzzle Showcase Steam event. Stay tuned for more updates by following @thinkygames.com on Bluesky, tagging us using #ThinkyDirect, and visiting thinkygames.com.
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