Here’s a game that might actually change children’s attitudes when it comes to cleaning up their room. Graduate Games has just released The Magic Toy Chest, a game inspired by the classic puzzle series, “The Incredible Machine”, featuring similar mechanics and educational value found in the decade-old title. It’s a nostalgic return for fans of [...]

Bored at work? Need a five-minute break? Instead of playing your usual games, why don’t you make your own game and show it off to your friends? Large Animal Games has created a whole slew of PlayWidgets, 10 little Flash applications for you to use and reuse to your heart’s content. Customize each Playwidget to [...]

At the hands of a pro, an Etch-a-Sketch toy can make the most amazing black-and-white works of art. But if you don’t know how to control it, you’ll probably end up frustrated. The same can be said for Etch-a-Sketch: Knobby’s Quest.

Sometimes it takes an original game concept to put the bounce back into our step. In the case of Obulis, it’s simply the idea of cutting a few ropes and watching colored balls fall, bounce and roll through increasingly complicated levels. IonFX has had plenty of experience in making these cunning physics-based puzzles, since there [...]

The name Tower Bloxx Deluxe gives no clue as to how cute, simple, and strangely wonderful this 3D puzzle game is. You live in a city of Tower Toons, cartoon people who love tall apartments and skyscrapers. The problem is, most buildings in the city are old and falling apart, and Toons are leaving fast. [...]

This week we’re reaching into our grab-bag of puzzle games based on understanding of motion and space. They are all deceptively simple, but endlessly fascinating. In fact, the word on the street is that brain puzzlers like these help you to expand your brain and improve concentration. Dunno about that, but give them a try [...]

Every now and then when I play a new game, I turn to my roommate after 30 seconds and say “Hey, check this out!” This is always a good sign, because it means I am seeing something for the first time. And to be honest, as a casual game reviewer that doesn’t happen nearly as [...]

You’ve probably seen a pachinko machine before. You know them. They’re those crazy games where a ball drops onto a series of pegs and bounces down into one of several holes. Where will it land? That’s the fun! You never know. Well, Peggle is what Pachinko would be if it were a zany after-school special [...]

The first thing I think of when I hear the name Venice is canals and gondolas. But there’s more to Venice that just that – there’s the magnificent architecture, and all of those art treasures…sinking. And in this arcade-action game, this is where you come in, riding to the rescue of the precious treasures of [...]

For this special Indie Monday, say hello to Widget Monkey Games, an up-and-coming independent developer and game publisher. In addition to producing an assortment of fun game widgets for Apple’s Dashboard, David Janik-Jones created Widget Monkey Games as a place to sell and promote his own games as well as the best new casual games [...]