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Varenje - Full Game DLC unlocks the remaining 8 chapters for the complete game. If you enjoyed the free demo experience of the first chapter then I highly recommend picking up the DLC for the full game. Highly recommended for more fun item hunting and the crazy story they slipped in.

I'm not sure why it's done this way instead of having a demo you can download to try out the game and having it sold normally but it works I guess.

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Short free hidden object puzzle game in a whimsical world and unexpected backstory. Demo with full game sold as DLC.

Pros
+ Unexpected story
+ Fun

Cons
- Could be a demo instead of full game as DLC

Varenje is a short hidden object puzzle game mostly taking place in a dream like whimsical world but with a wild underlying story. The first part of the game is basically a demo, letting you try for free with the rest of the full game chapters sold as DLC.
The gameplay is very simple as you mostly spend time looking for items tracked on the side of the screen to progress and the items aren't particularly hard to find as long as you look carefully. There is a bit of back and forth between areas as you can only collect items that are currently needed to progress, luckily each level is confined to only a few zones.
Puzzles are mostly not very difficult but there are a few that is slightly more challenging and require some thought.
Like many of the genre there is a hint system to help you out if you can't seem to find the next item, but it is done differently
as hints can always be used as long as you can first solve its puzzle each time.

Although the item finding gameplay is the main part of the game there is actually a story between levels that play as cutscenes. As you progress and watch each cutscene more of the story unfolds and things are just wild.

Achievements are mostly tied to finishing the game but there are also some that require you to collect all items across levels.

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Quaint short adventure game of minimal gameplay with an interesting mystery story to experience and beautiful pixel backgrounds and world atmosphere.

Pros
+ Quaint
+ Interesting
+ Beautiful pixels
+ Twist

Qora is a quaint adventure game with an interesting mystery story to experience that takes an unexpected comedic turn, its also quite short paired with a slow relaxed pace I assume is meant for us to appreciate the beautiful pixel backgrounds and atmosphere of its world. There is very minimal gameplay and there are interactions such as talking, jumping, and removing obstacles from time to time, I would almost call it a walking simulator but there is a little more to it. It is understandable when you see it as a more artistic game with storytelling in mind.

Achievements aren't the easiest to complete as you will need to keep on your toes and peer through the other side often not to miss anything, there is also a secret to find for the achievement.

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Simplistic idler strategy builder with barebones tower defense that is decently fun but frustrating initially to figure out its gameplay.

Pros
+ Simple fun

Cons
- No tutorial

Smile To Fly is a simplistic mishmash of strategy builder more akin to idlers with a barebones tower defense thrown in that is frustrating in the beginning as there is barely a tutorial. If you can get through figuring out the gameplay it is a rather decent and simple idler to spend some time on.

Gameplay boils down to producing resources, building and upgrading things, and defending your colony from waves of enemies. It is quite simple as you mostly only need to click and drag things around while waiting for your resources to collect to progress further. The start of the game is pretty much the most frustrating part as there is no proper tutorial other than short descriptions here and there that barely explains things either. Pacing is rather slow as resources take quite some time to produce and you also need to manually collect them in the proper boxes, the boxes must also be moved manually into different slots around the colony to build or upgrade things.

Achievements aren't complicated to obtain as you will eventually get them all by just playing the game.

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Short minimalistic turn-based logic puzzle switching hexagon tiles preventing triangles from reaching the squares.

Pros
+ Simple
+ Challenging

Hexa Turn is a short minimalist turn-based logic puzzle game with the simple goal of switching hexagons tiles on the board to strategically block the moving triangles from reaching the squares.
Gameplay is simple to understand and quickly get into but the game is overall quite challenging as you finish levels and new mechanics get introduced. Being very minimalist the game is pretty much grayscale along with having no music other than simple sound effects.

Achievements are mostly tied to game completion without using the bonuses.

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Short relaxing hexagonal puzzle similar to Minesweeper.

Pros
+ Challenging
+ Relaxing

Cons
- Random generated levels are truly random

Hexcells Infinite is a short puzzle game similar to Minesweeper but played on a myriad of boards shaped by singular hexagons that you need to decide are blue or black to solve levels. It is the third installment in the Hexcells series returning with another 36 levels, a random puzzle level generator for infinite play, and also support for user made levels.
By far Hexcells Infinite is the most challenging of the series, especially when playing a randomly generated level as you never know what you might get difficulty-wise. Each random level is generated from a seed that you can freely share with others if you feel like you found a particularly fun / interesting / challenging / frustrating one.

Achievements are tied to completing levels and perfection with an addition for playing a number of random levels.

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Short relaxing hexagonal logic puzzle game similar to Minesweeper.

Pros
+ Challenging
+ Simple

Hexcells Plus is a short logic puzzle game similar to Minesweeper but played on a open grid with Hexagons and the second installment of the Hexcells series giving you another 36 puzzles to solve. Starting off, the tutorial clearly shows what you need to do and the further you progress new mechanics are introduced to the mix though there are easy cues to pick up on making it easy enough to understand how levels change.
The grid and hexagon shapes prove a challenge to correctly mark each hexagon correctly along with the addition of extra rules and mechanics at the later levels make the game much more challenging. Following the previous Hexcells there are no time limits so you can take your time and relax to correctly figure out the puzzles, there is instead a counter that keeps track of how many mistakes you made as you try to solve the current level which also blocks you from obtaining a perfect for that level. But you can simply finish the board and redo the level knowing the solution already.

Achievements are all tied to completing the levels and for perfection.

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A simple yet fun Zoo management / simulator that's a little dated.

Pros
+ Mildly entertaining

Cons
- Dated

Zoo Park is an old zoo management / simulator game emulating the more well known and beloved Zoo Tycoon series with a simpler and streamlined gameplay as well as less detailed graphics. If you have previously played Zoo Tyccon then everything will very easily come to you as the game is set up quite similarly.
The game is actually a rather ok zoo management game on its own, having the management formula down quite well and the systems functioning as they're intended. The only issue I had experienced were some UI menus being opened but somehow not being able to be closed the normal way.
It has a rather subpar tutorial failing to explain some aspects of the game forcing you to learn a couple of things on your own such as what symbols mean on animals and enclosures, etc. Fortunately it isn't all that tough to learn quite quickly as it wasn't made to be complex.

The game is definitely quite fun for what it is though it does not particularly challenge you and can be considered to be quite easy. Money doesn't seem to be an issue and raising your prestige through challenges is also fairly easy.
After upgrading your Zoo to the maximum plot and getting all 40 animals there just isn't much more to do than relax and marvel at you complete zoo.

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Short relaxing numberlink puzzle game with a random level generator.

Pros
+ Relaxing puzzles
+ Infinite levels
+ Easy achievements

Cons
- Achievement spam

Lines Infinite is a short minimalist numberlink puzzle game that continues the series of Lines puzzle games, returning with another 100 pre-made boards to solve and introduces a random level generator allowing infinite gameplay, hence the name. I presume.
It's a rather simple puzzle game where you need to connect the same colored dots together while at the same time using the lines to create a pathway that completely fills the whole board. Puzzles get progressively more challenging as you solve levels, luckily most of the pre-made levels don't need to be solved in a specific manner making it a rather forgiving and relaxing puzzle game.

Achievements are very easy to obtain as each are tied to the levels.

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Very short puzzle simulation based on Conway's Game of Life.

Pros
+ Interesting

Cons
- Not really a game
- Frustrating

Bacteria is a super short puzzle simulation that's less of a game taking a little too much of the simulation part becoming a little frustrating to actually "play", it is still pretty interesting to watch each time you drop a cell and see what happens as it cascades through areas.
There are 2 game modes, a free simulation for you to mess around in and the puzzle levels. Gameplay practically boils down to placing single pixel cells and seeing how much cells already in the area are then effected and wiped to move on to the next levels. It will pretty much get very chaotic and difficult to control the cascading effects, so it is difficult for me to really call this a puzzle game.

Achievements are rather annoying as it isn't all to clear what to do to obtain them and how frustrating gameplay can be.

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