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Published 07/04/23
Published 07/04/23
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! In this episode, Hunter and Matthew fend off eldritch creatures on their journey along the Road to Innsmouth. Through the power of Telescape and the world of Arkham Horror, The Road to Innsmouth is a thrilling point-and-click puzzle adventure presented by Hourglass Escapes in which you take on the hefty objective of surviving the impending threat of Lovecraftian aberrations in an unfamiliar Massachusetts town. Use your advanced puzzle...
Published 03/06/23
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! In this episode, Jared and Zach preserve and protect planets through the power of music. A fresh one puzzle-style release from Floppy Club--available on PC, Mac, mobile, and Nintendo Switch--Rytmos is a simplistic approach to the node connection style of game, where you have to find the perfect path between two objects. Within the game, you venture through a subtle narrative coupled with breathtakingly minimalistic visuals and brilliantly...
Published 03/02/23
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! In this episode, Zach, Hunter, and Matthew dig into Mibo's virtual escape room: Marvin's Island. The first out of the pair of Marvin's Games provided by Mibo and created by the team at Sherlocked, this web browser experience is built to bring your team together against the humorously malevolent and dangerously sarcastic A.I. "Marvin," who aims to trap you on his island and execute his dastardly plan of world domination. Communicate with one...
Published 02/22/23
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! In this episode, Jared, Hunter, and Matthew talk about Escape the Room: Murder in the Mafia. The next game to come from ThinkFun and Blue Matter Games, this third installment to the Escape the Room series is charming, vibrant, and full of drama and intrigue. Once unfolded, the detective's office came to life, though unfortunately, we couldn't say the same for the Chicago mob enforcer Mickey, who we found dead in our office with our own gun...
Published 02/05/23
Welcome back to Puzzling Company! In this episode, Zach and Hunter are here to tell you all about the excellent experiences to be encountered within the acclaimed (and spooky!) indie puzzle game The Past Within. This puzzling co-op thriller is the first of its kind to be released from Rusty Lake, and we were immediately reeled into the exhilarating timeline jumping adventure. In order to play, you must have one player on a device to access the past, and another player on a different device to...
Published 01/25/23
Welcome back to Puzzling Company! In this episode, led by Jared and Matthew, we explored the haunted hallways and peculiar parlors of Fogmoor Manor the main setting of The Shivers, a new tabletop role-playing puzzling game sensation. The Shivers is a pop-up book style mystery game where one of your own runs the story, and the other(s) explore the pages of a wide array of compelling narratives and mysterious scenarios. You can take on any of the multitude of provided characters, or even...
Published 01/18/23
Welcome all to Year 3 of Puzzling Company! In this episode, we cracked open quite the competition: a holiday special from The Great Gotham Challenge. The GGC is an action-packed live puzzle hunt shipped right to your door. In our case, each of the puzzles and collectibles were largely centered around wintry holiday themes, although future competitions' themes will vary. We'll unpack all that we had the pleasure of puzzling with throughout the experience, largely following our usual format....
Published 01/09/23
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This is the last episode of Season 2/Year 2 of the show. In this episode, we do a wrap up of the year and talking about the things we played but also what we learned this year. Jared and Zach give their perspective on the whole year as a whole in the industry and they discuss what is coming in the future for Puzzling Company! Listen in if you want to know what Year 3 will be like! Thanks for all the support and listens over these last two...
Published 12/31/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is a special one. We received a personalized box from Odes Unboxed. This experience is not like any other we have played. We received a box about our relationship and some other very cool personal things. This was one of the most emotional games we have ever played because it was made for us and about us. Jared and Zach have a lot to say about this experience. On the show, we had the amazing creator Josh to discuss the...
Published 12/24/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on The Magical Tale from Enigma Fellowship. In this experience, you will be reading through a story book following the tale of a dragon and his missing tail. Throughout the book, you will need to solve puzzles and other tasks to help the dragon find his tale. Jared and Zach had a great time getting to work through the book and enjoying the tale within it. On the show, we had the amazing creators back on to discuss the...
Published 12/19/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on Adrift from PostCurious! In this somewhat spiritual prequel to the new PostCurious game, you must solve puzzles through art and dream interpretation to discover a mysterious and ethereal world. Jared and Zach really enjoyed getting to play through another PostCurious game and are excited to see the next one in the series. On the show, we had the amazing Rita Orlov on to discuss Adrift and the future of PostCurious!...
Published 11/24/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on Lost In The Shuffle from Kickstarter. In Lost In The Shuffle, you must solve 52 puzzles and a 53rd puzzle to complete the deck of cards and learn more about the narrative. This game was a real blast for Jared and Zach! On the show, we had the amazing creator himself, Spencer Beebe, to discuss Lost in The Shuffle but also the future of his other projects. We hope you all enjoy the episode! If you would like to...
Published 11/03/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on Hallows Hill from Wolf Escape Games. In Hallows Hill you must work together to discover the dark secrets of Hallows Hill! Jared and Zach had a blast getting to through this scary haunted house online escape room experience. On the show, we had the amazing creators from Wolf Escape Games on to discuss the creation of Hallows Hill and the future of their company! We hope you all enjoy the episode. (Halloween Sale...
Published 10/18/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on The Professor of the Occult and The Box from the Future from Puzzled Escape Games! In these experiences, you must use digital and physical elements to help save the future with The Box of the future, and for The Professor of the Occult it is a pure digital game. Jared and Zach worked on these together and had a good time trying to solve the mysteries of what was inside of them! Unfortunately due to some timing...
Published 10/01/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is about On Circus Grounds from Studio Stamp! In this experience you will receive a cold case file about a particular event at a circus! Using your detective skills you must answer some questions and some this case for good. Jared and Zach had a blast getting to go through the experience and find out the truth. On the show, we had the creators on from Studio Stamp to discuss the game and what else is coming in the...
Published 09/15/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on The Cinderella Murders and The Glasshouse Ghost from Society of Curiosities! In these experiences, Jared and Zach had to work together to complete puzzles and challenges to help solve the case of the Cinderella Murders and the case of The Glasshouse Ghost. We had a blast getting to play these games. On the show, we had the creators back on again to discuss Society of Curiosities and the future of the company. We...
Published 09/07/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company. This week's episode will be on Ruff Bluff: A Furlock Holmes Mystery. In this experience you must use detective skills to help solve the case and help make connections between information you have gathered with different suspects. This game also has a really fun time with the dog puns, so if you enjoy dogs or animals in general you are gonna have a pawwfect time! Jared and Zach had a really fun time getting to play and finish this game. On...
Published 08/29/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on Solve Our Shirts from CU Adventures! In this experience, you are given a well designed T-Shirt and some small packages to go with it. You must use the online element with the shirt and packages to unlock and solve mysteries hidden all throughout and in the shirt! Jared and Zach had an awesome time getting to play through both Escape The Maze of The Minotaur and Treasure Trove of Pirate Cove! On this episode, we...
Published 08/24/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on We Were Here Forever from Total Mayhem Games! In this game you must work together with your partner to solve puzzles cooperatively from different points of views. This game was the latest in the series and was a blast to play. Jared and Zach had a blast playing through this game. Unfortunately do to some time issues we were not able to get the creators on the show but we appreciated being able to play and cover...
Published 07/09/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on Colby's Curious Cookoff from Boxaroo! In this experience, you will go through the story of helping Colby get ready and compete in The Cookoff! This experience involves a mostly digital styled puzzle hunt feel where you must complete tasks to continue through the story! Jared and Zach enjoyed really diving into the experience of the few days they worked on this. On the show, we had some of the amazing people from...
Published 05/23/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on Funny Pages from Enigma Emporium. In this game, you will work together to solve mysteries hidden with Newspaper Comics to find out the truth of what happened to the creator of the comics! This game is like a love letter to a newspaper comics and to puzzles! Jared and Zach had a really good time going through all the puzzles! On the show, we had Logan from Enigma Emporium on to discuss Funny Pages and the future of...
Published 05/13/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on the first two cases from Murder Mystery Investigations! In this series, you must gather and use info online through a database to collect and organize clues/ evidence to be able to solve all the mysteries! This was a fun thing for Jared and Zach to do! They actually split up to do different cases. Zach completed the first case and Jared completed the second! On the show, we had the amazing creator on to discuss her...
Published 05/06/22
Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is on The Emerald Flame by PostCurious! Commissioned by an organization shrouded in mystery, players take the role of a historical expert and embark on a quest to piece together a recipe for a transformative elixir by deciphering messages, interpreting strange alchemical diagrams, and manipulating curious objects. Jared and Zach got to play this early and get to experience this great game! On the show, we had the amazing...
Published 04/29/22