PreMortem.Games

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Polish indie studio Eleven Puzzles has been making a name for themselves as the creators of some fine cooperative puzzle games, like Unsolved Case and Unboxing the Cryptic Killer. Co-founded by Adrian Olczyk and Karolina Pytka, the fully remote studio has been crafting unique multiplayer puzzle experiences since its inception in 2020.

Puzzle 138

Puzzle Mechanics Communications Studios 138

Played with Fire

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Astronomical observatory simulator, manipulating telescope POV, rotating planets on lens display like dioramas or puzzle boxes, relaxing, immersive 360 experience in space, UX pillars: precision, real-time, comfortable distances, avoiding locomotion sickness. A reliable system of interaction for puzzle mechanics. Not necessarily!

UX 52

UX Puzzle Animation Animation 52

Raph Koster

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Highly narrative, intricate puzzles, and immersive storytelling. I say mostly, because social media today shows we were partly right also. Breadcrumbs, dialogue trees, cutscenes, progression paths. Stuff that in many ways was quite a bit fancier than what WoW eventually did. This, in fact, was what my signature design style was.

Sandbox 59

Sandbox Simulation Content Scripting 59

The Bottom Feeder

DECEMBER 13, 2021

But it's just pretty standard puzzle-solving and troll-dodging. You can’t put the nuance of human relationships in gameplay, and telling story through cutscenes kind of sucks. When you want to get to the puzzle-solvy and the zappy-zappy, there's no time for idle chit chat. The sons go on an adventure.

Art 52

Art Point and Click Games Writing 52