Puzzle
A cozy light-and-shadow puzzler about guiding a lantern through a sleeping village.
★★★★★ 4.7
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Puzzle · 4.7★
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Editor’s pick
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Gearworks Express
★★★★☆ 4.4
Gearworks Express hands you a tiny railway and slowly turns it into a headache in the best way. You lay track, split junctions, and try to keep three cargo trains from crashing while they deliver on time. Each level is a self-contained brain teaser, so it's perfect for short sessions.
- Bite-sized levels good for commutes
- Generous undo system
- No timers on the story mode
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What readers say
«A cozy light-and-shadow puzzler about guiding a lantern through a sleeping village.»
Hugo · Lantern Hollow
«Build and route trains across a growing steam-powered map, one puzzle at a time.»
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