Great games that consist of a single puzzle - an IFDB Poll

I'm looking for well-designed and challenging games that revolve around solving a single puzzle. The puzzle may have multiple parts, but the whole game needs to be essentially about solving that single puzzle.

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	Captain Verdeterre's Plunder, by Ryan Veeder 4 votes "Maximizing the..." [+]"Maximizing the value of the items you save" () --Spike... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Dannii... Vote for this game

	Rematch, by Andrew D. Pontious 3 votes "Saving you and..." [+]"Saving you and your friends" () --Spike... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Edward Lacey... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Virix... Vote for this game

	All Things Devours, by half sick of shadows 3 votes "One big time-travel puzzle" [+]"One big time-travel puzzle" ( - Full review) --Victor Gijsbers... "Single time-travel puzzle" [+]"Single time-travel puzzle: Everything centers around solving the tightly linked components of a large puzzle in a way that doesn't impact your time-traveling past and future selves." --patrick.brian.mooney... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Byzantine Perspective, by Lea Albaugh 3 votes "It may seem like there's more than one puzzle, but it's really just one" [+]"It may seem like there's more than one puzzle, but it's really just one" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Dannii... Vote for this game

	Suveh Nux, by David Fisher 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Harry Coburn... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	The Mary Jane of Tomorrow, by Emily Short 2 votes "Customizing the..." [+]"Customizing the robot" () --Spike... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Lock & Key, by Adam Cadre 2 votes "One ingenious puzzle" [+]"One ingenious puzzle: The crux of this game is a single graphical puzzle, but WHAT A PUZZLE. Joy." --Mikalye... "Stopping the..." [+]"Stopping the adventurer from escaping" () --Spike... Vote for this game

	Fifteen Minutes, by Ade McT 2 votes "One huge time travel puzzle" [+]"One huge time travel puzzle" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Virix... Vote for this game

	Möbius, by J.D. Clemens 2 votes "A die-retry puzzle with a twist" [+]"A die-retry puzzle with a twist" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game

	BYOD [es], by n-n 1 vote "Castilian Spanish - Kill time or find a purpose." [+]"Castilian Spanish - Kill time or find a purpose." ( - Full review) --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	To Hell in a Hamper, by J. J. Guest 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Spike... Vote for this game

	Hard Puzzle, by Ade McT 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... Vote for this game

	Marco Polo, by Baltasar el arquero 1 vote "Castilian Spanish - Escape!" [+]"Castilian Spanish - Escape!" () --IFforL2... Vote for this game

	1K Cupid, by Elizabeth Smyth 1 vote "Short, simple,..." [+]"Short, simple, one puzzle." ( - Full review) --loudcat... Vote for this game

	PARANOIA, by Charm Cochran 1 vote "Has the room changed, or not?" [+]"Has the room changed, or not?" ( - Full review) --DemonApologist... Vote for this game

	Eclosion, by Buster Hudson 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sobol... Vote for this game

	Grandma Bethlinda's Variety Box, by Arthur DiBianca 1 vote "This is literally a single puzzle (with multiple parts)" [+]"This is literally a single puzzle (with multiple parts)" () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game

	The Weapon, by Sean Barrett 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game

	Accuse, by David A. Wheeler 1 vote "A short mystery revolving around one special skill and three suspects" [+]"A short mystery revolving around one special skill and three suspects: It's a game where you must accuse the right suspect, in the right room and with the right weapon. You can't accuse if any one of these is the same as the last one. It's short, and a little challenging at first." --DarkWolf... Vote for this game

	Amanda, by Francisco J. López 1 vote "Castilian Spanish - Survival!" [+]"Castilian Spanish - Survival!" --IFforL2... Vote for this game

Is there another game that you think should be on this list? Just fill in the title of a game you'd like to vote for.

Poll created on June 15, 2018