nightgate [mobile]

If you have an iPhone or iPad then I suggest you go and grab the stylish minimalist game 'Nightgate' by Semidome which is Apple's free game of the week. It's the year 2398 and a network of intelligent computers known as Nightgate is the last remaining life form on Earth. Step into the computer and make your way through 50 handcrafted levels avoiding enemies as you interact with a dark digital world and explore what lies beyond the futuristic landscapes of Nightgate.
Get this free mobile game from the Apple app store.

you find yourself in a room [browser oldie]

For this browser oldie we're going back to 2010 when Eli Piilonen released the interactive fiction You find yourself in a room. Eli described his game as the drunken uncle of text adventures: Absuve, abrasive, and maybe a little funny.

causality [mobile paid]

In each level of the paid mobile puzzle game 'causality' by Loju you have to help a group of stranded astronauts find a route to safety by manipulating time. The game starts easy by changing the path the astronauts have to take but once time traveling portals are introduced the puzzles will have you scratching your head. These portals send an astronaut back in time (and thus it comes out of the portal before it enters it...) so it can work together with its past self. I'm really enjoying these these time travel challenges and maybe you will too!
Get this paid mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google play store.

monkey happy stage 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 [browser]

I don't know if you can keep up with the productivity of Robin Vencel but while I was blinking he released a whole bunch of new monkey happy episodes. Enjoy monkey happy stage 53, stage 54, stage 55, stage 56, stage 57, stage 58, stage 59 and stage 60.

edges2cats [browser]

Not a game but a fun webtoy that is all over my twitter timeline today: edges2cats by Christopher Hesse. Sketch a cat (or try to sketch a cat) and process your sketch into a very cute (or very scary) real furry cat. There's also a shoes, handbags and facades demo, but of course the cat one is the most fun.

stray [download]

Stray is a lovely little free downloadable game by rxi made over 72 hours for the 2017 LÖVE game jam. Control the character with the cursor keys, use the I key to check your inventory and X to shoot, and remember to save your progress at the save points.
You can download it for Windows, Mac OS or Linux.

mr. y's room escape 4 [browser]

Mr. Y's room escape 4 is the latest escape the room game by Tesshi-e. To escape from Mr.Y's new place you will have to make coffee and pancakes first.

home story: 1971 [browser]

A torn photo, a locked door and a birthday: solve all the puzzles to unravel the mystery of home story: 1971, a new point and click game by Justwo.

exploit [browser oldie]

Solve puzzles and fight against totalitarianism, abuses of power, and terrorism as a hotshot computer security cracker in the excellent puzzle game exploit by Gregory Weir released in 2009. In each level you must try to get access to the root node by firing off packets of data and finding ways to bypass all digital obstacles.

hidden folks [mobile paid]

Search for hidden folks in wonderfully hand-drawn interactive miniature landscapes in this mobile puzzle game by Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg. Or just poke everything on the screen and enjoy the (over 960!) whimsical home-made sound effects.
Get this paid mobile game from the Apple app store.
Update: you can now also get the game for Android from the Google Play store.

circles [browser]

A 10 level demo of the upcoming abstract puzzle game circles by Jeroen Wimmers. Circles contains no words, no distractions, it's an invitation to experiment, relax and discover the puzzling possibilities of circles.

grow cube [browser oldie]

For this browser oldie we're going back to 2005 when Eyezmaze released the delightful puzzle game grow cube. Can you find the correct order in which to click all the items to make the cube grow to its maximum form?

warlock's tower [mobile paid]

Warlock's Tower is a new paid mobile puzzler by Midipixel with 8-bit gameboy aesthetics. As a mailman you have to deliver a letter to the elusive Warlock traversing a tower with several floors and many rooms and at heart the game is about counting your steps to be able reach the exit of each room. The puzzles are so well designed and new elements are constantly thrown in that every room you complete feels so satisfying. Highly recommended puzzle fun!
Get this paid mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google play store.

i'm sorry [browser]

Piece the life of the main character back together in the short Valentine's Day puzzle game I'm sorry by Arek Arktos. Happy Valentine's Day!

the nodus 3: ice caves [browser]

Reach the ladder (and stop on the ladder) to travel through the icy caves of the latest puzzlescript puzzler the nodus 3: ice caves by Stuart Burfield.

link twin [mobile paid]

'Link twin' is a stylish paid mobile puzzle game by Lorraine. Swipe the screen to move Tom and Lily who share an unbreakable connection and lead them to the exits in more than 100 levels of challenging puzzle fun.
Get this paid mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google play store.

escape a parisian hotel [browser]

In the latest escape the room game by Funkyland you find yourself in a fancy hotel room in Paris but before you can enjoy the city you have to solve all the puzzles: escape a Parisian hotel. (Note: there is Japanase language in the game but you don't need it to solve the game)

screenshake 2017 [bontegames news]

A bit of bontegames development news: I'm working on a new game, something exciting, puzzly and yellow. And if you happen to be in Antwerp, Belgium this weekend, I will be at the screenshake 2017 indie game festival, where you can play a prototype of my game! See you there? If you come, maybe bring some sunglasses (the game is very yellow). Can you spot the game on the page?

heart star [mobile]

'Heart star' is a new adorable mobile puzzle platformer by Jussi Simpanen where you guide two little friends through two parallel worlds. Swap between the worlds to solve unique puzzles and overcome all obstacles with the power of teamwork!
Download this free mobile game from the Apple app store or the Google play store.

circuit [browser]

Power the cores by clicking power sources and switches in each level of the minimalist puzzler circuit by KekGames.

hoshi saga 1 [browser oldie]

Many games by prolific game designer Yoshio Ishii have been featured here on bontegames, so of course when talking about browser oldies there is no better candidate than the very first episode from 2007 of his star hunting puzzle series: hoshi saga 1. Can you still find the star in each of the scenes?

spelltower minutes [browser]

To celebrate a partnership with a dictionary Zach Gage just released a free browser version of his popular mobile word puzzler: spelltower minutes.

gwen [browser oldie]

Browser oldie Gwen is a surreal point and click game from 2006. Can you point and click your way through the gorgeous scenes and inside the Buddhist temple? To start the actual game: after the intro click 'map' in the top left corner and then click 'game'.

hanano puzzle 2 [download]

The objective of the free downloadable puzzler hanano puzzle 2 by Qrostar is to bloom flowers on all the colored stones. You can move or horizontally swap the colored stones by clicking them. If one of these stones touches a flower of the same color, a new flower blooms on the stone.
You can download this excellent puzzler for Windows only.

a kishoutenketsu in the countryside [browser]

Explore the outdoors, find your way through the mazes, face four puzzles and live great adventures in the puzzlescript puzzler A Kishoutenketsu in the countryside by HeskHwis.