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The long awaited Braid has finally made it over to windows from the Xbox 360. You play as the main character Tim who can rewind and fast forward time in order to solve puzzles and also to stay alive. There are seven worlds in the game, and each one has it's own theme.

Mystic Mine takes simple mechanics and turns them into an amazingly fun and unique experience. Experience over 200 levels of single player gaming or play with up to six players on the same keyboard! If you are looking for a game that gives you pure, carefree fun, then this is it!

Professor Fizziwizzle and the Molten Mystery is a standalone expansion to it's precedent Professor Fizziwizzle. It is a puzzle-platformer which offers even more gadgets and enemies to interact with than it's prequel. Also includes a level-editor!

Oasis is a puzzle-strategy game set in ancient, mythical Egypt. You play as the Scarab King, you must uncover cities, and garner followers, and then deploy them against the barbarian hordes who threaten to overwhelm you. The game is simple enough that you can get into it fast, but advanced enough, that to win the game you must have good planning, and knowledge of mechanics of the game, and of course some luck!

Crayon Physics Deluxe is an interesting game in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings were transformed into real physical objects. You get to solve puzzles with your inner artistic vision that everyone has and using creative physics. This game was originally based on a 7-day prototype game, called, Crayon Physics.

The sequel to Acidbomb and Acidbomb 2 : Rearmed delivers a unique mind-bending puzzle experience. This game had been described as a cross between Minesweeper and Picross. Shellblast offers something most puzzle games lack, a unique experience. The objective of Shellblast is simple, you are given tools and you must defuse the bomb. Of course the farther you get, the harder the bombs get to defuse...

The aim of this game is to get Armadillo, a yellow basketball-like object (a stylized representation of a rolled-up armadillo) to the blue goal by creating a structure using various materials that, when activated, will get Armadillo to the goal while keeping within a sometimes strict budget. The gameplay can be described as a mix of Bridge Builder and The Incredible Machine, and is certainly inspired by Rube Goldberg.

World of Goo is a physics-based puzzle game based on a seven day experimental game called Tower of Goo. The basic idea is to build structures using balls of goo. The goal of each level is to get enough of the balls of goo to a specified exit. The game has five chapters with several levels each, the game follows a storyline involving the mysterious World of Goo corporation.

Penumbra: Overture is a first person horror-adventure-puzzle type game which focuses on story, and immersion, and lots of puzzles. The game has a very advanced physics system which allows a never before seen environment interaction. The player can open drawers, pull levers, pick up objects and more using natural mouse movements.

Arcade Lines is an addictive puzzle game, with decent graphics, fun music and a good variety of game modes. It does not require fast reflexes but has enough strategy to keep you playing for hour after hour. Arcade Lines has a simple objective : to stop the board filling up by getting five pieces of the same color in a row. Sounds too easy? Well as the board fills up and good moves become scarce the game gets gradually harder. Staying alive as long as possible is a challenge for all players.