Lingo (2021)

- Developer
- Brenton Wildes
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 4.7 of 5, 808 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 24 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
a cerebral solo journey through impossible spaces where every riddle demands precise language and patience
atmosphericword puzzle focuseddifficultminimalistabstractsurrealexploration heavytense
What players say
Players describe Lingo as a deeply frustrating but addictive word puzzle game set in a confusing non-euclidean maze. They praise the clever rule discovery and custom map scene, but many complain the navigation is horrendous and the difficulty curve can be punishing.
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