Menseki Genius (2022)

Developer: Shinyuden
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A meticulously calm deductive puzzle that rewards careful arithmetic reasoning with a quiet sense of accomplishment.

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About

That satisfying feeling that comes from solving a puzzle! Menseki Genius is a novel Japanese logic puzzle game that's been attracting attention from around the world. This Genius version is a compilation of the most difficult puzzles included in Menseki: Area Maze Puzzles, for the most expert players. Find your way to the solution, deducing unknown lengths and areas from known lengths and areas. All you need is the "length x breadth = area" formula for calculating the area of a rectangle!

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