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Viewfinder
Puzzle 18 July 2023
Viewfinder is an FPP puzzle game developed by Sad Owl Studios, in which the player is tasked with manipulating perspective by various means, e.g. taking photos. The game is distinguishable by its surreal atmosphere.
Screenbound
Arcade 2025
A unique hybrid of a 2D and 3D platformer. Screenbound allows us to explore 3D levels from the FPP view and at the same time see their 2D versions on the screen of the Qboy inspired by the Game Boy. This leads to many fresh puzzles and the game also has a level editor.
Fez
Arcade 13 April 2012
An arcade platform game in a retro style, created by the development team Polytron. We play the role of Gomez, who, living in the 2D world so far, realizes the existence of another dimension. The title presents the game in a rather innovative way, realizing various puzzles using two-dimensional boards in the three-dimensional world. All this takes place in a pixel, colourful design. The game is noteworthy for its unique presentation.
Monument Valley 2
Puzzle 30 May 2017
The second entry in the popular series of puzzle games developed by an independent studio ustwo. The title features a completely new plot, in which the player learns about the fate of a mother who travels with her child through a fantasy world.
Monument Valley: Panoramic Collection
Puzzle 12 July 2022
A set of two cult puzzle games under the Monument Valley banner, developed by ustwo studio. In Monument Valley: Panoramic Collection we play as characters who travel through the title valley and solve puzzles based on perspective manipulation.
Superliminal
Puzzle 12 November 2019
First-person puzzle game offering a range of riddles based on manipulating perspective, depth and creating or discovering optical illusions. Pillow Castle Games studio is responsible for creating and releasing this production.
Monument Valley
Puzzle 03 April 2014
A puzzle game in which we lead a silent princess I'm going through the surrealistic world of title monuments, helping her by manipulating the environment and creating optical illusions. Monument Valley is distinguished by its artistic, minimalist graphic design, inspired by Japanese paintings and paintings by Maurits Cornellis Escher.
Moncage
Puzzle 16 November 2021
This is a puzzle game where perspective plays an important role. During the game, the player solves puzzles, which are placed in a cube, where each wall is a separate space.
Maquette
Puzzle 02 March 2021
A first-person puzzle game that tells the love story. Maquette is distinguished by its specific world, referring to the style of painter M.C. Escher, in which each object is both miniature and huge.
Gorogoa
Puzzle 14 December 2017
An unusual logic game developed by Buried Signal. The game was created by Jason Roberts, who was responsible both for the code and for the visuals of the title. The main protagonist of Gorogoa is a boy who collects mysterious items related to religion. The story of the game is filled with symbols and abstract references to faiths from all over the world. The key aspect of gameplay is solving riddles that take the form of movable puzzles that consist of up to four scenes.
Old Man's Journey
Adventure 18 May 2017
Old Man's Journey is an adventure game developed by the independent studio Broken Rules. The game's protagonist is a bearded elderly man who goes on the titular journey in order to meet with his family. The plot is told only through a series of pictures. As we play, we get to know the most important moments of our protagonist's life. We explore various areas in Old Man's Journey, like small towns, river valleys, and even mountain tops.
Contrast
Puzzle 15 November 2013
Original indie production developed by Compulsion Games team, combining elements of platform games with numerous logical puzzles. The game intertwines the fate of two women: the older one named Dawn and the younger Didi, who after her mother's death is condemned to live with her cruel father. Dawn, concerned about the girl's fate, promises to change her past with her unique abilities.
echochrome
Puzzle 01 May 2008
Echochrome is a puzzle game based on the original idea of playing with perspective. The production was developed by the Japanese studio Sony Computer Entertainment.
Lost in Shadow
Puzzle 04 January 2011
A game combining platform elements with logical puzzles. We play the shadow of a peasant crossing the chambers of a mighty tower. The hero does not have to worry about gravity because of his condition, but too sunny places are already a serious problem for him. The lack of bodily shell makes only shadows cast by the surrounding world of various buildings or platforms can be useful for the above.
echochrome II
Puzzle 22 December 2010
Sequel logical game continuing the assumptions of the predecessor. Once again we have to show spatial orientation, although this time the main role is not played by three-dimensional solids, but rather their shadows.
Antichamber
Puzzle 31 January 2013
Antichamber is a first person perspective (FPP) puzzle game that defies strict genre classification. Antichamber is the work of Alexander Bruce and is a commercial development of the popular mod Hazard: Journey of Life for Unreal Tournament 3. The game involves exploration of abstract locations and solving puzzles. The puzzles are designed on the basis of modern knowledge about the functioning of the human mind.