Cocoon is an absolute marvel of a puzzle game. It’s chock-full of puzzles that encourage “aha” moments due to their elegant presentation and intuitive design; the sheer simplicity of some of the ...

The design of puzzles in adventure games has dramatically changed; it has changed with player expectations and technology alike. Early titles, such as Myst from 1993, set the bar high when 70% of ...

Gustaf Westman, the homeware designer known for his delightfully chunky objects, just unveiled his latest project. It’s a shelf inspired by classic puzzles. Gustaf Westman [Photo: courtesy Gustaf ...

Kagen Sound is an artisan of remarkable skill, engineering and constructing incredibly intricate puzzle boxes made entirely of wood. WIRED brings you inside his workshop as he breaks down the design ...

That Return to Monkey Island is happening at all is a game industry modern miracle unto itself. In the three decades since Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman last made a Monkey Island game together, the ...

Last year, Blizzard launched a new event in World of Warcraft: Classic called Season of Discovery. The game mode offered players the chance to explore an old-school version of the MMORPG as it existed ...

Callum is a seasoned gaming managing editor for a number of publications and a gamer who will always try to shine a spotlight on indie games before giving AAA titles the time of day. He loves nothing ...

From his earliest gaming memories playing Spyro 2 on the PlayStation, to being obsessed with the swing-out animations in Marvel's Spider-Man, Cameron has always been, and continues to be, in love with ...

When was the last time you sat down to do a puzzle? We often associate jigsaw puzzles with childhood, but over the past few years, puzzles geared specifically towards adults have exploded in ...

Despite how often we use our electronic devices, most of us don’t have much of an idea of what goes on inside them. Soldering, circuitry, silicon–it all seems technical and intimidating, and until ...