Underplayed Gems

Patterna (2016)

Patterna cover
Developer
Sebastian Schöner
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.6 of 5, 47 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a quiet, cerebral exercise in deduction where each node click feels like solving a tiny spatial riddle.

puzzlelogicminimalistabstractdeliberatechallengingproceduralretro

What players say

Players call it the Dark Souls of puzzle games for its pure-deduction logic puzzles that never require guessing, unlike Hexcells. The tutorial is long and complex, and the game has a steep difficulty wall right after it, though the random level generator and relaxing soundtrack are praised.

Screenshots

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