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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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

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

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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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...

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

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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...

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

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Poll created on June 15, 2018