Thinky GamesWelcome to the world's first thinky game developers conference.
Featuring talks from many amazing minds in the thinky community, we have an absolute treasure trove of insights to share. Puzzle design, art, development, production — learn about every aspect of crafting thinky games.
Everyone is welcome, no matter your experience, background, or familiarity with this space. For those of you new to thinky game development, we hope you discover a new fascinating world to explore.
0:00 - Starting soon 11:58 - "The Art and Craft of Puzzle Design", Samarth Hattangady 1:09:15 - "Making Messier Games", Tom Methven / Amicable Animal 1:41:19 - "Puzzle Games and Alternative Controllers", Kalinarm 1:59:04 - "Stop Making Thinky Games for Other Thinky Developers", Xalavier Nelson Jr. 2:38:46 - "Mathematics for Puzzles", chaotic_iak / Ivan Koswara 3:10:55 - "How We Put 10,000 Handmade Puzzles In Islands of Insight", Elyot Grant 4:14:30 - "The Case for Procedural Generation in Puzzle Games", Jonah Segree / galactical 5:09:38 - "Tips to make programming your game less hellish", Caroline Clark 6:08:56 - "Baba is Cool: The Journey of Level Design in the Classroom", Isa Cano + her students
ThinkyCon 2024 - Day 2Thinky Games2024-04-05 | Welcome to the world's first thinky game developers conference.
Featuring talks from many amazing minds in the thinky community, we have an absolute treasure trove of insights to share. Puzzle design, art, development, production — learn about every aspect of crafting thinky games.
Everyone is welcome, no matter your experience, background, or familiarity with this space. For those of you new to thinky game development, we hope you discover a new fascinating world to explore.
0:00 - Starting soon 11:58 - "The Art and Craft of Puzzle Design", Samarth Hattangady 1:09:15 - "Making Messier Games", Tom Methven / Amicable Animal 1:41:19 - "Puzzle Games and Alternative Controllers", Kalinarm 1:59:04 - "Stop Making Thinky Games for Other Thinky Developers", Xalavier Nelson Jr. 2:38:46 - "Mathematics for Puzzles", chaotic_iak / Ivan Koswara 3:10:55 - "How We Put 10,000 Handmade Puzzles In Islands of Insight", Elyot Grant 4:14:30 - "The Case for Procedural Generation in Puzzle Games", Jonah Segree / galactical 5:09:38 - "Tips to make programming your game less hellish", Caroline Clark 6:08:56 - "Baba is Cool: The Journey of Level Design in the Classroom", Isa Cano + her studentsThis hedgehog family solve sokoban puzzles! (Prickle - Demo)Thinky Games2024-10-18 | I've had my eye on this little hedgehog-tehemed sokoban game for a while, and finally got around to playing the demo. These are nicely designed puzzles! Rotation is a little tricky to work with, as it is in any grid-based game (lookin' at you, Bonfire Peaks), but
This is @JoePlaysPuzzleGames playing the Prickle demo from @SunbirdStudio-ie1rp .
#thinkygames #puzzlegame #games #hedgehogs #sokobanThis new Myst-like puzzle game pulls no punches! (Dimhaven Enigmas - Demo)Thinky Games2024-10-15 | Well, this is one big ol' demo! And impressive! We're checking out Dimhaven Enigmas, a new Myst-like first-person adventure puzzle game from the creators of Quern. Let's see if we can figure out life's most challenging puzzles - like how to refuel a generator and operate a vending machine.
This is @JoePlaysPuzzleGames playing the Dimhaven Enigmas demo from @zadboxentertainment.
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#thinkygames #puzzlegame #game #escaperoom
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Intro: 0:00 Robot Turtles: 0:22 Race to the Treasure!: 1:12 Outfoxed!: 1:58 My First Escape Game: The Magical Forest: 3:14 Qwirkle: 4:11
#thinkygames #puzzlegame #gamesforkids #toys
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00:00 Intro 01:22 Opening cutscenes 05:13 Play 45:18 Boss BattleReflections on... World of Goo 2Thinky Games2024-08-14 | @ElectronDance discusses WORLD OF GOO 2 Link: worldofgoo2.com
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Intro: 0:00 Coogam Wooden Puzzle Pattern Blocks: 0:23 Flipslide: 0:57 Chip Theory Kids Independent Play Series: 1:38 SmartGames SmartCar 5x5: 3:08 My First Rush Hour: 3:47
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#thinkygames #detectivegames #game
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00:00:00 Explaining the Game 00:02:00 A Quiet Day 00:13:06 Traveller Battle 00:36:52 Aftermath 00:39:24 Monkey League Qualifier 01:08:16 AftermathLeap Year (Stream)Thinky Games2024-07-17 | @Electrondance plays Leap Year (@Managore) GAME: store.steampowered.com/app/2951770/Leap_Year
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