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submitted 1 year ago by phoenixes@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

Ever since the language puzzle in Tunic that got me to fill up 6 pocket sized pages of notes over multiple days while trying to puzzle it out as I tried to and, eventually, succeeded at translating the in-game "paper" manual, I've had a craving for games that force you to pull out a notebook and take notes/puzzle things out as part of the actual meta-gameplay mechanics, because the game doesn't just do that thinking for you.

What other games are like this, even a little bit, that you've loved?

And to be clear, I don't mean things like TTRPGs which are just inherently on paper. Those are cool and all, but aren't this thing. I want things that force me to engage my thinking beyond what the inputs of a controller and medium of a screen and my short-term memory alone can do for me.

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[-] CookieMom@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Welcome to my favorite genre of game!

As they've already been mentioned before, I will second both La-Mulana (and though not mentioned, it's sequel), and FEZ.

The Witness didn't make me break out Pen and Paper, but it was definitely one I had to give my brain a break and come back to to look at things from a fresh angle.

Now for some previously unmentioned finds where your attention to detail will be rewarded. Not all will require notebooks. But there puzzles hidden in all of them.

Environmental Station Alpha is a Metroidvania.

Full Metal Furies is a side-scrolling beat-em up.

INSIDE is a side-scrolling platformer.

Inscryption is a deck-builder / puzzle room.

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