Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Ohhh you made Hero Core! I have been trying to remember the name of that game for ages ^_^ Very intrigued by this. 000
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I've been following Bivium for a bit and would love to cover it on Thinky Games. (I'm the new feature editor. Hi!) Lmk if you're looking for someone to do a preview 🙏 010
Reposted by Devin StoneThinky Games @thinkygames.com · 26/08/2026Love this Mystlikes analysis from Devin, looking at ways Myst continues to inspire modern puzzle games and what we can expect from the genre going forward!thinkygames.comMystlikes: highlights, trends, and prospects from the frontier of the atmospheric first-person puzzler · Thinky GamesA guided journey through the bewildering present and murky future of the thinky subgenre that once changed the world 1299
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Hooray! I knew enduring all those shitposts would pay off! 000
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Went through the same with my cat a few years ago. Still hurts. :[ 000
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 08/07/2026More and more, I expect the value of these publishes will stray away from "we find and deliver you the best writing" to "we deliver you writing from people actually worth listening to". So less focus on the quality of the writing and more on who is writing it. Which I'm personally for. (to a point) 020
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 08/07/2026All in all it just seems really dooming for the current short story publishing business model. Anthologies especially. 120
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The question is, I guess: can they afford to NOT trust. I.e. is there enough money in small press short story publishing to be able to spend enough time on editing to actually catch this stuff? My suspicion is no. That, or they'll have to dramatically limit the number of stories they accept. 120
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 08/07/2026From the blog post, it sounds to me like they weren't "giving it a pass" so much as they just didn't spend enough time/effort editing it. They sent over some suggestions, the author accepted them, and that was that. They trusted. Issue, is with AI out there, you can no longer afford to trust. 110
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Surprised you aren't calling it "Prince Unending" :) 120
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Also shout out to @gwenckatz.bsky.social, whose friendly nudge helped me stop moping and actually make something 🙏 000
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I made a game for the #thinkypuzzlejam6! kasiski.itch.io/rejected-hero This was my first experience with PuzzleScript and wow! If you're keen on making a puzzle game but get overwhelmed with engines, check it out. After just a few minutes tinkering around, I was in full mad scientist mode. So fun.kasiski.itch.ioRejected Hero by kasiskiPlay in your browser 152
Reposted by Devin StoneThinky Games @thinkygames.com · 11/06/2026Even after scouring every pixel, secret hunting doesn't feel like a chore in EMUUROM!thinkygames.comHow EMUUROM turns the would-be chore of metroidvania secret hunting into an exhilarating, spirited romp · Thinky GamesDevin Stone digs deep to figure out why, even after scouring every pixel of these quirky, bewildering wilds, he’s still coming back. 3338
Reposted by Devin StoneThinky Games @thinkygames.com · 09/06/2026Check out this spoiler-free interview with Martin Binfield, lead developer of Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar!thinkygames.comInterview: How the devs of Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar turned one of the most confounding concepts in physics into a puzzle game for everyone · Thinky GamesDevin Stone sits down with Martin Binfield, lead developer of Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar, for a spoiler-free chat about his history, influences, and the challenges of making quantum physics fun. 083
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Amazing Direct! My highlights: Most intriguing: Dittori Give it now: Monomoon Most anticipated FLEB game: Lock In Best game about maps: Map Map Best SFX in a game I prob won't play: Cat Squeeze 2nd most anticipated FLEB game: Some Puzzles Best game I'm playing right now and you should too: EMUUROM 0101
Reposted by Devin StoneThinky Games @thinkygames.com · 28/04/2026This puzzle game challenges the player and its genre!thinkygames.comTezzel’s hypnotic tile grids offer up a provocative piece of puzzly outsider art · Thinky GamesVibrant, swirling tile art gives rise to a mosaic of grid-based puzzles that will surprise and challenge even the most veteran puzzle game player. 071
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 15/04/2026expands it from being purely adversarial to have a layer of cooperation as well. Almost like the GM-player relationship in a TTRPG. 020
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 15/04/2026compartmentalize and just focus on solving the individual puzzles as given without trying to prematurely "solve" the game as a whole. This is a good thing though, in the long run. Sure, it makes the designer's job harder, but it also deepens the player-designer relationship... 110
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 15/04/2026...started to develop a paranoia that makes me *look* for this trick, to try and suss out what mechanic the designer is obscuring before the level design actually requires it. When I go to an IRL magic show, I can willfully turn off this skepticism, but in a puzzle game it's tough to... 110
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The more rules-discovery games I play, the more fraught the "designer intentionally obscures secret mechanic from the player" thing has become for me. On the one hand, I adore the joy it gives me when such a magic trick lands (as in Abdec, as I previously wrote about). On the other hand, I've... 110
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Stealing this metaphor: "Using an AI chatbot for assistance is simply incompatible with the most important stuff I hope (or need) to get out of writing anything. Using an AI chatbot to help me write would be like using the kitchen garbage disposal to help me eat dinner." 010
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Just wanted to say I appreciate your transparency. Really helps ease the dehumanizing nature of querying. 020
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Have this at my parents' house still and we break it out at gatherings now and then for kicks ^_^. Pairs well with this: 010
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Not a fan of this new world where the clock on my microwave is accurate 000
Reposted by Devin StoneThinky Games @thinkygames.com · 03/03/2026Any way you cook it, Where’s my egg? is a scrumptious sokoban delight!thinkygames.comThe delicious conundrums in Where’s My Egg? will make a believer out of even the most cynical Sokoban sceptic · Thinky GamesAny way you cook it, Where’s my egg? is a scrumptious Sokoban delight 091
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 25/02/2026If Titanium Court doesn't at some point use the phrase, "home court advantage," I'll eat my hat. 010
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Freelance journalist here. Mostly do puzzle game reviews for Thinky Games. Don't have a big personal platform, but I loved the demo and I'm eager to play (and hopefully write about) the full release! bitq00 at gmail 010
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 16/02/2026My goal would be to make it something subtle that new players don't even notice. 010
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Hadn't considered customs. In that case, I'd try to communicate "visited" rather than "warpable". Will confuse new players less and be just as useful to players who actually care. Maybe a desaturated vs saturated thing? Or static vs animated? Something that communicates "aliveness". 110
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 16/02/2026I got the "true" ending and never realized what that symbol meant (despite having many theories throughout lol). My hot take is that knowing which levels can be warped to isn't something the player needs to know at a glance. They can just press G and find out. I say cut the symbol entirely. 110
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 10/01/2026kasiski.bearblog.dev/thinky-2025-...kasiski.bearblog.devThe 2025 Thinky GOTY noms, rankedHaving played all of the 2025 Thinky Awards GOTY nominees, I thought it'd be fun to share my thoughts. In order of worst to best: My most played puzzle gam... 010
Reposted by Devin Stoneincrepare @increpare.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Oeuf trailer coming to youtube on the hour (~20 minutes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvrT...youtube.comOeuf Trailer, Coming March 2026YouTube video by increpare 37434
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Fellow Thinky writer here. Dug the article and would love to chat about it sometime. I have so many BP thoughts and need to get them out! 120
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Pretty curious what you were stuck on. Care to DM me? 000
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 13/12/2025This begs the question: What makes a puzzle "underclued"? In sokobans and other more formal games, you can mathematically prove a puzzle is "fair", i.e. logically deducible, but in games that require lateral thinking, e.g. Blue Prince, "fairness" is a lot more subjective. How do you draw that line? 120
Reposted by Devin StoneJoseph Mansfield @josephmansfield.uk · 11/11/2025We are in the process of adding all the ThinkyCon 2025 talks as individual videos to YouTube! You can check this playlist to find them all as they get published: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Thanks to all the wonderful speakers for joining us! 0146
Reposted by Devin StoneThinky Games @thinkygames.com · 29/10/2025Announcing the line-up for ThinkyCon 2025! 🎉 Tune in for 3 days of amazing talks from the makers of your favorite puzzly games! thinkygames.com/even... 010458
Devin Stone @kasiski.bsky.social · 26/10/2025I appreciate how you handled things in Abdec. Hints and full solutions for the earlier puzzles, but not for late-game stuff. The way certain late-game spoiler pages were even "burned away" (if I'm recalling correctly) really added to the mystique. Meta in the best way. 110
Reposted by Devin StoneThinky Games @thinkygames.com · 16/09/2025Neyyah is proof that first-person point-and-click adventures deserve a comeback!thinkygames.comNeyyah review: A seven year love letter to the best point-and-click adventure ever made · Thinky GamesNeyyah is a Linking Book to the golden Age of first-person point-and-click adventures—and proof they deserve a comeback. 1203
Reposted by Devin StoneThinky Games @thinkygames.com · 12/09/2025ICYMI, find out how Öoo balances modern minimalism with just the right amount of messiness!thinkygames.comÖoo review: A game that detonates expectations on its way to puzzle platformer greatness · Thinky GamesÖoo brings modern minimalism to the puzzle platformer genre, but isn’t afraid to get messy when it counts. 092
Reposted by Devin StoneThinky Games @thinkygames.com · 01/09/2025Öoo brings modern minimalism to puzzle platforming, detonating expectations on its way to greatness. Read our review!thinkygames.comÖoo review: A game that detonates expectations on its way to puzzle platformer greatness · Thinky GamesÖoo brings modern minimalism to the puzzle platformer genre, but isn’t afraid to get messy when it counts. 2295
